Deputy Economy Minister highlights significance of strengthening transport cooperation with EU at int’l forum
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili emphasised the significance of strengthening cooperation with the European Union in transport while speaking at a ministerial meeting of the International Transport Forum held this week in Leipzig. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Guram Guramishvili emphasised the significance of strengthening cooperation with the European Union in transport while speaking at a ministerial meeting of the International Transport Forum held this week in Leipzig, Germany, the Ministry said on Friday.
Guramishvili shared the Government’s position on the geographical expansion of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport multilateral quotas, highlighting its importance for global cooperation, economic growth and innovation in the transport sector.
He also stressed the importance of enabling more companies registered in Georgia to transport cargo within the EU.
The Ministry said Guramishvili held meetings with government officials and transport and logistics business representatives during the ministerial.
The summit was attended by more than 1,100 representatives from over 60 countries, with the main theme of Greening Transport: Keeping Focus in Times of Crisis.
The Government of Georgia has approved the 2023-2030 National Transport and Logistics Strategy and its 2023-2024 Action Plan, aiming to position the country as a regional logistics and transport hub, the Government Administration announced on Monday.
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.
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.
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.