“The joint communiqué of the Government of Georgia and the Government of China covers several dimensions. In general, the communiqué notes that our country's relations with the People's Republic of China are moving to a new stage of cooperation and the strategic partnership between the countries is being strengthened,” - the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili said, who is a member of the government delegation visiting the People's Republic of China under the leadership of the Prime Minister of Georgia.
Davitashvili said the joint communiqué between the two governments, signed on Monday, was a “very important step” in their ties and covered political, economic, social, cultural and educational areas.
He said questions of economic and business partnership covered “all the aspects of interactions” between the states, noting cooperation in investments as well as transport, logistics and communication. The Minister said the ties would allow Georgia to develop its priorities in these directions in the context of its transformation into a transport and logistics hub.
Levan Davitashvili said the communiqué also covered the “important and promising” energy sector, noting Georgia had a “special geostrategic location” that served as a basis for economic development, including through the economic cooperation with China.
He also pointed out China was “one of the most important trade partners” for Georgia, with the potential to become “one of the first” and see increases in both exports and imports between the two countries. He noted Georgia was the only country in the Black Sea region to have free trade agreements with both the European Union and China.
The Minister also said the cooperation between Georgia and China was also “encouraging” in air travel, and added more connections with different cities of China would “directly contribute” to increasing tourist flows and “significantly affecting” the economic welfare of his country.
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