European Transport Commissioner highlights Georgia’s role in links between Europe, Central Asia
The Georgian Ministry of Economy cited Vălean as saying the maritime connection through the Black Sea to Europe was of “great importance” to Georgia. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Adina-Ioana Vălean, the European Commissioner for Transport, on Monday highlighted Georgia's role in the development of transport links between Europe and Central Asia at the Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity in Brussels.
The political messages that Georgia has voiced on the way to join the European family are very noteworthy - a pragmatic approach to what is the real investment need in the Middle Corridor, where Georgia is assigned a significant role”, Vălean said.
The Georgian Ministry of Economy cited Vălean as saying the maritime connection through the Black Sea to Europe was of “great importance” to Georgia.
We look forward to investment and support to develop this relationship even further”, she added.
The Ministry said the participants of the two-day Forum would discuss the 2023 study by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, which aimed to identify the most sustainable and promising routes between Europe and Central Asia, over the next two days at the event.
A separate session will be devoted to the role of Georgia and other partner countries in connecting Europe and Central Asia, where steps taken for the development of the Middle Corridor - including current and planned investments in transport infrastructure - will be discussed.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili on Monday said the importance of Georgia for transport connectivity between Europe and Central Asia was emphasised at the Investors Forum for EU-Central Asia Transport Connectivity in Brussels on Monday.
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 Chikovani, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Saturday said in order for Georgia to develop the potential of the Middle Corridor, a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe, China’s participation in this process was necessary.
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 Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Wednesday said the country's transport and logistics potential, prospects and investments for further improving them were discussed in meetings at the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili on Tuesday said a “growing interest” in the Middle Corridor - a logistics route connecting Central Asia and China to Europe via the South Caucasus - was creating “new opportunities” for expanding the route and attracting more cargo.