Ruling party head highlights “fruitful meetings” with Chinese officials after ending visit to China

“Our desire and goal is to deepen cooperation with China at different levels and directions. A strategic partnership agreement was signed last year, which creates a very good basis for deepening the partnership in all areas”, Kobakhidze noted. Photo via Georgian Dream press office

Agenda.ge, 20 Jan 2024 - 14:33, Tbilisi,Georgia

A delegation of the ruling Georgian Dream party, led by its Chair Irakli Kobakhidze, on Saturday ended its visit to China, with Kobakhidze highlighting the “fruitful high-level meetings” with Chinese officials in Beijing and Shanghai.

Our desire and goal is to deepen cooperation with China at different levels and directions. A strategic partnership agreement was signed last year, which creates a very good basis for deepening the partnership in all areas”, Kobakhidze noted.

On the last day of the visit, the Georgian delegation met with Zhao Yihuai, the Deputy Director of Lin-gang Special Area Administration and toured the Pilot Free Trade Zone, the GD party said.

As part of the visit to China, the GD officials held meetings with Chen Jing, the Deputy Chairman of the Shanghai Council, Minister Liu Jianchao, the Head of the International Department of the Chinese ruling party, its Deputy Minister Sun Haiyan and Zhang Laiming, the Vice President of the Development Research Centre of the State Council, as well as Xiao Jie, the Deputy Chair of the Presidium of the National People's Congress of China and the Deputy Trade and Commerce Minister Ling Ji.