PM highlights Georgia’s role in developing Middle Corridor, as gateway between Europe, Asia
In his comments to the media after the panel meeting, held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Garibashvili said it was important to participate in today's panel on the Dialogue on Diplomacy in the Western Balkans, where the developments of the Middle Corridor had been discussed. Photo via Government Administration
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday highlighted Georgia’s importance in developing the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe, stressing that “the country is the gateway between Europe and Asia”.
In his comments to the media after the panel meeting, held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Garibashvili said it was important to participate in today's panel on the Dialogue on Diplomacy in the Western Balkans, where the developments of the Middle Corridor had been discussed.
The large projects, including the construction of Anaklia deep sea port on Georgia's Black Sea coast, a new international airport in Tbilisi, as well as Georgia-initiated Black Sea submarine cable international project, were also part of the conversation, the PM added.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the journalists in Davos that all European states were interested in deepening economic and trade relations with China, noting Georgia should think about its national interests by strengthening ties with China.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday promoted Georgia as a country of “significant geostrategic location” and said his Government was “loyal” to the idea of developing the Middle Corridor - a logistics link connecting Europe with Asia - which he said would become a more “interesting, attractive, alternative route”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday featured in a World Economic Forum panel discussion Diplomatic Dialogue for the Western Balkans, discussing the process of accelerated integration of the countries of the region in the European Union in Davos.
Georgian officials on Thursday highlighted the importance of the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus, as well as joint connectivity projects and efforts to further strengthen interstate trade and economic cooperation at panel discussions of the ongoing Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday highlighted his participation in important panel discussions at the World Economic Forum in Davos, as well as holding high-level meetings and reviewing both politics and the investment potential of Georgia on the sidelines of the Forum.
A delegation from Georgian Railway attended the general meeting of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, aimed to connect supply chains and logistics between China and Europe, in Ankara.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the candidate for the position of the Prime Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday said construction of the Anaklia deep sea port in the country’s north-west would be “one of the main priorities” of his Government.