Finance Minister says ADB President’s approval of preparations for Tbilisi’s hosting of annual meeting “truly important”

Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and Masatsugu Asakawa, the President of the Asian Development Bank. Photo: Lasha Khutsishvili/Twitter

Agenda.ge, 21 Mar 2024 - 15:36, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Thursday said comments from Masatsugu Asakawa, the President of the Asian Development Bank, on preparations for Tbilisi’s hosting of the 57th annual meeting of the Bank in May were “truly important”.

Praise from @ADBPresident
is truly important in relation to the preparations for 57 Annual Meeting of @ADB_HQ to be hosted in Tbilisi, Georgia on May 2-5, 2024.

A 5-year Cooperation Strategy is an equally important milestone as indicated by President of @ADB_HQ pic.twitter.com/Y0k334F6y7
— Lasha Khutsishvili 🇬🇪 (@Lasha_Khutsish) March 21, 2024

Khutsishvili’s comment came after Asakawa said on social media he had thanked the Minister for the “excellent” preparations and planning that were being put in place for the event.

Delighted to welcome Georgia’s Minister of Finance Lasha Khutsishvili to @ADB_HQ.

Just six weeks out from ADB’s Annual Meeting in Tbilisi, I thanked him for the excellent preparations and planning that has gone into the event. This is the first time that Georgia has hosted the… pic.twitter.com/F5zYia8Ksv
— Masatsugu Asakawa (@ADBPresident) March 21, 2024

The Bank President also said his meeting with Khutsishvili discussed approval of a new, five-year country partnership strategy. Asakawa said the Bank would support Georgia’s transition to a “green and inclusive regional gateway” between Asia and Europe, and the rest of the world.