Georgian, Saudi FMs sign agreement on creation of Intergovernmental Coordination Council
After signing the agreement, the officials discussed the “close partnership and friendship” between the two states and highlighted the importance of deepening relations in trade, economy, tourism and culture, as well as extending people-to-people ties. Photo via MFA of Georgia
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An agreement on the establishment of the Saudi-Georgian Intergovernmental Coordination Council was signed on Wednesday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan, as part of Darchiashvili’s visit to the country.
The document, set to “significantly contribute” to the deepening of cooperation between the countries in the political and economic direction, as well as to bring the existing relations between Georgia and Saudi Arabia to “a new stage”, envisages the creation of working groups on issues of common interest.
It was a pleasure meeting my colleague @FaisalbinFarhan during my first official visit to Saudi Arabia. As there is a high potential for expanding friendly and positive cooperation agenda between our countries, we signed the Agreement Regarding the Establishment of the… pic.twitter.com/4S5KV1qb5C
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) January 24, 2024
Intergovernmental commission meetings will become regular under the agreement, the Foreign Ministry said, noting the establishment of the Council had been decided during the 2022 meeting of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
After signing the agreement, the officials discussed the “close partnership and friendship” between the two states and highlighted the importance of deepening relations in trade, economy, tourism and culture, as well as extending people-to-people ties.
Photo via MFA of Georgia
Darchiashvili briefed his Saudi counterpart on Georgia's economic potential and business opportunities. The FMs also reviewed the current situation and challenges in the region.
The conversation touched on the “successful visit” of the Georgian PM to Saudi Arabia in 2022 and on the importance of “timely and effective” implementation of the agreements reached within the said visit.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili is on a visit to Saudi Arabia to hold a meeting with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday highlighted the importance of cooperation with Saudi Arabia in a meeting with Nikoloz Revazishvili, Georgia’s newly appointed Ambassador to the country.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the agreement on the creation of the Intergovernmental Coordination Council between Georgia and Saudi Arabia would take bilateral cooperation to a “new level”.
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