EU Ambassador to Georgia says bloc supporting Middle Corridor for Eurasian connectivity
The Ambassador noted the EU backed connectivity and sustainable land transport links - an area he said represented one of the “main challenges” on the backdrop of effects of the ongoing war in Ukraine - and voiced support for a global gateway strategy. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Friday said the role of the Middle Corridor, the logistics route linking Europe and Asia via the South Caucasus, was increasing and added the EU was supporting the project for facilitating its increased scope of operation.
Herczyński made the remark in comments on the annual session of the Intergovernmental Commission of TRACECA, an international transport cooperation programme between the European Union and its partner countries in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia, Georgia’s Ministry of Economy said.
The Ambassador noted the EU backed connectivity and sustainable land transport links - an area he said represented one of the “main challenges” on the backdrop of effects of the ongoing war in Ukraine - and voiced support for a global gateway strategy.
The TRACECA Intergovernmental Commission session was chaired by Georgia and hosted in Tbilisi, with officials and professionals of the sector discussing development of multimodal and maritime transport, facilitation of border crossing procedures and other questions at the event.
Development of multimodal and maritime transport, facilitation of border crossing procedures and other questions are being discussed at the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission of TRACECA, an international transport cooperation programme between the European Union and its partner countries in Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia, hosted in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said facilitating connectivity projects with Europe was an "important" subject and one of the "clear priorities" of his Government, in a press briefing with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Tbilisi.
The high officials of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary on Saturday signed an Agreement on the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable project in Bucharest, to export green energy to Europe via Georgia.
Georgia's strategic geographic location makes a "natural bridge" connecting the West and the East and is a gateway to eight landlocked countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, which is a crucial link on the European Union's Global Connectivity map and a game changer, when it comes to diversification of transport routes and energy supply, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday.
World Bank Regional Director for the South Caucasus Sebastian Molineus has stated earlier today that Georgia can be a strong leader ‘not only in the region but globally as well’ in regional connectivity and integration following the meeting with the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.
The European Union market has been becoming “more stable and predictable” for Georgian exporters, increasing exports of goods to the EU countries to a “record” number, Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Genadi Arveladze said on Friday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Slovak counterpart Rastislav Káčer on Tuesday signed a protocol on cooperation between the foreign services of the two countries that “strengthens Slovakia’s practical assistance on Georgia’s European integration path”.
Vesselin Valkanov, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Georgia, on Wednesday said it was “important” for Georgian authorities to understand the country’s role in connecting Asia to Europe and effect an expansion of related infrastructural capabilities.
Bilateral agenda between Georgia and Greece and the latter’s support for Georgia’s European integration were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias.
Paweł Herczyński, the Ambassador of the European Union to Georgia, on Friday said Georgia’s close cooperation with the bloc was a “solid foundation” to build even closer ties between the sides.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday discussed his country’s European integration prospects and the Black Sea submarine cable international project with Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary.