European Investment Bank President, Georgian Gov’t discuss “effective cooperation”
Werner Hoyer, the President of the European Investment Bank Group, on Monday said he was looking at an “effective cooperation” with the Georgian Government. Photo: Twitter / Werner Hoyer
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Werner Hoyer, the President of the European Investment Bank Group, on Monday said he was looking at an “effective cooperation” with the Georgian Government.
The European Investment Bank is looking at effective cooperation with Georgia. I discussed with the Georgian Prime Minister cooperation in connectivity, digital, renewables, and private sector development”, Hoyer tweeted.
@EIB is looking at an effective cooperation with ????????. I discussed with @GharibashviliGe cooperation in connectivity, digital, renewables, private sector development. #GlobalGateway #MSC2023 pic.twitter.com/ndAWXJGFvG
— Werner Hoyer (@wernerhoyer) February 20, 2023
The social media post came following the EIB representative’s meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday, where they discussed current projects of the Bank in Georgia and prospects of deepening the cooperation.
Held on the sidelines of the ongoing Munich Security Conference, the discussion also touched on EIB’s support of the private sector in Georgia, including the programmes for the development of medium and small businesses in the country, with €2.04 billion assigned for this purpose.
Georgia has been pursuing a peaceful resolution policy to restore its sovereignty and territorial integrity and there is no alternative to peace, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Saturday at the thematic panel discussion on Building Security in the South Caucasus, held within the scope of the Munich Security Conference, with the participation of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday discussed the possibilities of further deepening the strategic partnership between Georgia and the United States and the measures needed to be taken in this direction with Eric Swalwell, the United States Congressman.
The steps taken by Georgia for fulfilling the European Union’s 12-point conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status and the security environment in the Black Sea region were discussed on Saturday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Werner Hoyer, the President of the European Investment Bank on Saturday discussed the current projects of the Bank in Georgia and the prospects of deepening future cooperation.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said his Government “must continue to protect the national interests” and pursue objectives in service of the needs of “our people and country”.
Maria Schmid, the Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, on Sunday tweeted her organisation shared the Georgian Government’s “continued commitment” to the Geneva International Discussions on the conflicts in the territory of the country and pledged a further strengthening of the existing cooperation.
The progress of ongoing important projects in Georgia, supported by the European Investment Bank, was reviewed on Thursday by Infrastructure Minister Irakli Karseladze and the delegation of the Bank, the Infrastructure Ministry said.
Georgia will receive €16 million to improve road safety in the country along its East-West highway, as the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Olivér Várhelyi and European Investment Bank President Werner Hoyer formalised a financial package at the Global Gateway Forum, by which the European Commission will provide a grant for the country.