Up to 2,000 delegates from 60 countries to feature in Tbilisi Silk Road Forum

The Georgian capital city of Tbilisi will host the fourth edition of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, an event set to host thousands of representatives from 60 countries between October 26-27 “at a high level”, the Ministry of Economy on Thursday said.

The body added the Forum would be attended by an “unprecedentedly high number” of participants -  up to 2,000 delegates from both governmental and private sectors. 

The event will be opened by prime ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Montenegro and the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.

Forum participants will discuss global economic challenges, ways to solve them, and aspects and perspectives of cooperation for connectivity. The Ministry said 10 sessions would be hosted on the first day of the Forum, with day two used for discussion of Georgia's investment opportunities and B2B meetings.

Founded by Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the first edition of the Forum was hosted in Tbilisi in 2015.