EU-Georgia Association Council to discuss Black Sea submarine electricity cable project - Economy Minister
Davitashvili said trade and economic ties were “important directions” of cooperation with the bloc and added the Government had brought together the “main priority” projects under the umbrella of connectivity. Photo: Government press office
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Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday said the eighth meeting of the Association Council between the European Union and Georgia would discuss the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, a project for a new transmission route to connect the South Caucasus grid to Europe.
Davitashvili said updated information on the project would be shared with European colleagues during the meeting in Brussels on Tuesday, with the process moving to the implementation phase and “a lot of information already collected”.
He added further promotion of direct ferry connections would also be discussed as part of “important projects” in the direction of connectivity, and noted a “detailed study” had been carried out for the initiative, and support schemes were needed to be put in place.
He added the Council would also discuss an underwater fibre optic cable project, implemented with Romania, as an “alternative, reliable channel” to accelerate the formation of a “digital hub” in Georgia, as well as the inclusion of the country in the Unified Roaming Platform.
Davitashvili said trade and economic ties were “important directions” of cooperation with the bloc and added the Government had brought together the “main priority” projects under the umbrella of connectivity.
The official pointed out the meeting would also discuss how the country could integrate into the European single market in an “accelerated mode” after being granted the EU membership candidate status in December. He added a “detailed action plan” had been prepared and submitted to the EU to facilitate the process.
Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze earlier today left for his first official visit to Brussels to hold meetings with officials of EU and NATO bodies.
Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister and Bogdan-Gruia Ivan, the Minister of Research, Innovation and Digitalisation of Romania, on Thursday signed a deal for digital development involving ties in telecommunications, information technology and innovation.
Georgia’s Ministry of Economy on Wednesday said the European Union-Georgia Association Committee in Trade Configuration, a governing body for the implementation of Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area of the Association Agreement between the sides, had praised the fulfilment of the obligations undertaken by the country under the deal signed in 2014.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday highlighted his Government had been the “initiator and author” of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, signed by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary on Saturday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciucă on Saturday highlighted the importance of signing the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary, amid the current challenges of European energy security.
Vakhtang Makharoblishvili, Georgia's Ambassador to the European Union, on Tuesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week would be ”extremely interesting and informative”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s visit to Brussels this week was “very important” for the country and its foreign political priorities.
Viktor Dolidze, Georgia's Ambassador to NATO, on Monday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official visit to Brussels showed the country's “most important” foreign and security policy priorities.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s first official foreign visit being made to Brussels was a “signal” the country was “doing everything” to ensure European integration in the Euro-Atlantic space.
A Georgian delegation led by the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze is holding meetings of the Association Council with the European Union in Brussels, the Government Administration said on Tuesday.
Olivér Várhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, on Tuesday said the Black Sea Electricity and Internet Broadband Cable Project would serve as a “guide for other partners”.
Priorities of the bilateral agenda between Georgia and Romania were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Tamar Beruchashvili, the Georgian Ambassador to the country, and Adrian Foghiș, the State Secretary of the Romanian Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure.