Georgian, Lithuanian ministers meet to discuss ties in energy, tourism, other sectors
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Ausrine Armonaite, the Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Cooperation between Georgia and Lithuania in sectors including energy, tourism and telecommunications was discussed on Friday in a meeting involving Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili and Ausrine Armonaite, the Minister of the Economy and Innovation of Lithuania.
Hosted by the bilateral economic commission between the two governments in Vilnius, the meeting saw Davitashvili noting the countries had an outlined agenda on how to develop cooperation in the list of fields that also includes transport, trade, agriculture and innovations, the Georgian Ministry of Economy said.
Armonaite tweeted her commentary following the meeting:
Met with the Deputy Prime Minister of #Georgia, Levan Davitašvili. We talked about further integration of the Georgia into the #EU and strengthening our cooperation in digital transformation. pic.twitter.com/52VvGNNzNO
— Ausrine Armonaite (@ArmonaiteA) February 3, 2023
The Ministry also cited Davitashvili as saying the commission would bring "concrete results" for businesses of the two countries, leading to “more active” economic cooperation.
He also mentioned Girteka Logistics, one of the leading European companies in the field from Lithuania which is expected to launch operations in the Georgian market.
"Girteka will start working in Georgia and employ several hundred people. The entry of this company will contribute to the development of Georgia's logistics potential. Moreover, we are sure that from 2023, other successful, innovative Lithuanian companies will also enter the Georgian market", Davitashvili said.
Security challenges in the Black Sea region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Lithuanian counterpart Arvydas Anušauskas.
Georgia’s European Union integration progress and the country’s implementation of the EU recommendations for granting it the membership candidate status were discussed on Monday in a meeting between Maka Botchorishvili, the chair of the Georgian parliament’s EU integration committee, and a delegation of the national security and defence committee of the Lithuanian parliament.
Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė on Monday said the approach of appeasement "only nourishes the aggressor's appetite", in remarks on the 14th anniversary of the Russian invasion of Georgia that sparked a five-day war between the two states in 2008 and the ongoing Russian occupation of two Georgian regions.
Lithuanian Members of the European Parliament Andrius Kubilius and Rasa Juknevičienė on Saturday released a joint statement on the 14th anniversary of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia and Russia’s continuing occupation of Georgian territories.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili, within the framework of his official visit to Lithuania, on Friday, discussed cooperation in energy and transport sectors with the country’s ministers of Energy Dainius Kreivys and Transport and Communications Marius Skuodis, the Economy Ministry said.