Georgian song performed by children choir as "surprise" for country's Ambassador to China
The Ambassador and Georgian guests were invited by Beijing Television to participate in a one-hour television programme about Georgia. Screenshot from video
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Georgian Ambassador to China, Archil Kalandia and Georgian guests were surprised at the recording of the TV programme with a Georgian song performed by a Chinese children's choir in Beijing, the Georgian Ambassador told Agenda.ge on Saturday.
Kalandia shared footage of the “surprise arranged by the Chinese friends” on his social media platform.
The Ambassador and Georgian guests were invited by Beijing Television to participate in a one-hour television programme about Georgia.
China Southern Airlines has resumed flights to Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia’s capital following its three-year pause caused by the Covid pandemic.
Turkey ($2.80 billion), Russia ($2.48 billion) and China ($1.86 billion) were the top trading partners of Georgia in its total external trade turnover in 2022, preliminary data from the National Statistics office of Georgia show.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili and Wang Yi, the state councilor and foreign minister of China, on Wednesday disccsued existing “close and friendly relations” and future prospects for further cooperation in various fields in a meeting held on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly.
Trade and economic relations between Georgia and China were discussed on Friday in a meeting of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibasvhili and Zhou Qian, the newly appointed Ambassador of China to Georgia.
The ongoing Qatar International Food Festival on Sunday hosted a Georgian Culinary Day to highlight the country’s cuisine and tourist potential.
Georgian Ambassador to China, Archil Kalandia, on Saturday hosted the Chinese children’s choir in the Embassy, which had surprised the Georgian diplomat in March by performing a Georgian song at the recording of the TV programme in Beijing.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will leave for China on Wednesday to attend the opening ceremony of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games, a multi-sport event hosted in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday started his visit to China, where he will attend the opening ceremony of the Summer World University Games, a multi-sport event hosted in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.
Maia Omiadze, the head of the Georgian National Tourism Administration, said the body was “actively” planning to hold promotional campaigns to increase tourist flows from China after Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday announced visa-free travel to the country for Chinese citizens.