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premier-ministris gamosvla sesiaze - “The Silk Road Effect”

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premier-ministris gamosvla sesiaze - “The Silk Road Effect”

Prime Minister’s Speech at the Silk Road Effect Session

rogor zegavlenas axdens Tanamedrove abreSumis gzis farglebSi ganxorcielebuli politikuri da infrastruqturuli investicia ekonomikur zrdasa da evropisa da aziis harmonizaciis procesebze - aRniSnuli sakiTxebi davosis msoflio ekonomikuri forumis farglebSi gamarTul sesiaze - “The Silk Road Effect” ganixiles. sesiis monawileebs sityviT mimarTa saqarTvelos premier-ministrma. giorgi kvirikaSvilma xazi gausva CineTis prezidentis mier inicirebul proeqtSi - „erTi sartyeli - erTi gza” saqarTvelos monawileobis mniSvnelobas, rac, misi TqmiT, proeqtSi CarTuli qveynebis ganviTarebis udidesi SesaZleblobaa. “esaa alternativebis qseli - TiToeuli maTgani Tanabrad mniSvnelovania evraziaSi ekonomikis zrdisa da jansaRi ekonomikis Sesaqmnelad. es proeqti erTdroulad konkurenciasac gulisxmobs da TanamSromlobasac. Tumca es ufro partniorobas exeba. rogorc prezidentma alievma Tavis gamosvlaSi axsena, abreSumis gza udides SesaZleblobebs gvaZlevs, Tumca arsebobs garkveuli winapirobebi, romelTa dacva arsebuli potencialis srulad asaTviseblad aucilebelia. pirvel rigSi, igulisxmeba infrastruqtura, Semdeg - proeqtSi CarTul saxelmwifoebSi arsebuli stabiluri garemo; igulisxmeba srulyofili partnioroba transsasazRvro procedurebis ganxorcielebis

The impact of political and infrastructural investments under the New Silk Road on economic growth and harmonization between Europe and Asia was the issue discussed today at the Silk Road Effect Session of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Prime Minister of Georgia addressed the participants of the session. Giorgi Kvirikashvili emphasized the importance of Georgia’s engagement in the One Belt-One Road project initiative by the President of China. The project, according to the Prime Minister, is a great opportunity for ensuring development in its participant states. “It is a network of different alternatives, and each of them is important to growth healthy and have healthy economy in Eurasia. This is about competition and cooperation at the same time. It is more about cooperation, however. As mentioned by President Aliyev, the Silk Road brings enormous opportunities, but there are certain prerequisites in order to get the most of it in order to leverage on the existing potential. First of all, it is, of course, infrastructure. Second is stability across countries. This is about cooperation, cross-border procedures, and unification of tariff systems. Of course, this is about political cooperation and has multifold dimensions,” the Prime Minister stated. According to

Prime Minister’s Speech at the Silk Road Effect Session memorandumze xelmoweris ce r emo n i a

Memorandum Signing Ceremony premier-ministrma ambrolauris aeroporti gaxsna

Prime Minister Opens Ambrolauri Airport Sexvedra EBRD-is prezidentTan

Meeting with EBRD President premierma saojaxo sastumro “Sato dio“ daaTvaliera

Prime Minister Visits Family-Run Inn Chateau Dio giorgi kvirikaSvili florentino peress Sexvda

Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s Meeting with Florentino Perez ma dr i d Si qa r T u l s a g a mofeno sivrces espaneTis mefe stumrobda

King of Spain Visits Georgian Exhibition Pavilion in Madrid Sexvedra BP-is aRmasrulebel direqtorTan

Meeting with BP CEO

dros; satarifo sistemebis unifikacia da ra Tqma unda, TanamSromloba politikur doneze. es mravalganzomilebiani sakiTxia,” - ganacxada premierma. premier-ministris TqmiT, saqarTvelom partnior qveynebTan erTad ukve moawera xeli xelSekrulebebs TanamSromlobis Sesaxeb. misive ganmartebiT, dasasruls uaxlovdeba baqo-Tbilisiyarsis sarkinigzo proeqti, rac abreSumis gzis saqarTvelos, azerbaijanisa da TurqeTis monakveTis umniSvnelovanesi nawili iqneba. sityviT gamosvlisas giorgi kvirikaSvilma yuradReba gaamaxvila anakliis Rrmawylovani portis proeqtis mniSvnelobaze. “Cven viwyebT Savi zRvis erT-erTi yvelaze masStaburi portis - anakliis Rrmawylovani portis mSeneblobas Savi zRvis sanapiroze. am mizniT Seiqmna qarTul-amerikuli konsorciumi. amJamad, regionis masStabiT veZebT portis operatorebs. investiciebis didi raodenobaa mimarTuli sagzao infrastruqturis ganaxlebis miznisken. xeli moewera TanamSromlobis Sesaxeb SeTanxmebas CineTTan. amas garda, dasrulda molaparakebebi CineTTan Tavisufali vaWrobis Sesaxeb SeTanxmebis dadebasTan dakavSirebiT. Sesabamis xelSekrulebas uaxloes momavalSi moewereba xeli. aucileblad unda aRiniSnos, rom es gulisxmobs TanamSromlobas ara mxolod transportirebis, aramed warmoebis procesSic da lojistikis kuTxiTac,” - aRniSna premierministrma. sesias, romelic axali abreSumis gzis proeqtis SesaZleblobebs mieZRvna, azerbaijanis prezidenti ilham alievi da monRoleTis prezidenti caxiagin elbegdorJi daeswrnen. davosis msoflio ekonomikuri forumi, tradiciulad, saxelmwifoebisa da mTavrobebis meTaurebs, msoflio biznesis liderebs, mecnierebs, ekonomistebs, politologebs maspinZlobs. wlevandel forumSi, romlis devizia “pasuxismgebliani lideroba,” msoflios politikuri liderebi, 50 qveynis 1000mde msxvili kompania da organizacia monawileobs. saqarTvelos delegacias, romlis SemadgenlobaSi arian ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri giorgi gaxaria, sagareo saqmeTa ministri mixeil janeliZe, saqarTvelos Tanainvestirebis fondis xelmZRvaneli giorgi baCiaSvili, premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili xelmZRvanelobs.

the Prime Minister, Georgia has already signed cooperation agreements with its partner states. The Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad project is nearing completion, being an important part of the Silk Road going through Georgia to Azerbaijan and Turkey. In his speech, Giorgi Kvirikashvili emphasized the importance of the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project. “We are launching the construction of one of the largest ports on the Black Sea, which is the Anaklia Seaport. We already have a winning consortium, a Georgian-American consortium, and they are looking for port operators in the region. We are modernizing our railway, increasing the speed of our railway. We are investing a lot in the road infrastructure. Of course, we are cooperating with other countries across the Silk Road. We already signed a cooperation agreement with China. We have completed free trade negotiations with China, and we will sign the free trade agreement in the nearest future. In a nutshell, the Silk Road is about borderless cooperation. It is very important to mention that this economy is not only about transportation. This is about manufacturing cooperation and logistics,” the Prime Minister said. The session, which was dedicated to the opportunities offered by the New Silk Road, was attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. As usual, the Davos Forum hosts heads of states and governments, global business leaders, scientists, economists, and political scientists. The slogan of this year’s forum is Responsible Leadership. Global political leaders and almost 1,000 large companies and organizations are participating in the forum. The Georgian delegation led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili consists of Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Gakharia, Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, and Head of Georgia’s Co-Investment Fund Giorgi Bachiashvili.

memorandumze xelmoweris ceremonia

Memorandum Signing Ceremony

proeqt ,,erTi sartyeli, erTi gza” farglebSi, saqarTvelo da CineTi TanamSromlobas aZlierebs mTavrobis administraciaSi saqarTvelos mTavrobasa da Cinur korporacia „CEFC China Energy Company Limited”-s Soris urTierTgagebis memorandumi gaformda. dokuments xeli saqarTvelos ekonomikisa da mdgra-

Georgia and China are enhancing cooperation under the One Belt, One Road project, as the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Georgia and CEFC China Energy Company Limited was signed at the Administration of the Government. The document was signed by Giorgi Gakharia (Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia) and Zang Jianjun (CEO at China Energy Company Limited). The signing ceremony was attended by Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. The goal of the memorandum is to encourage the realization of the potential of the New Silk Road through the implementation of joint initiatives, under which the purchase of 75% of the shares of the Poti Free Industrial Zone by CEFC China Energy Company Limited is being considered. The company plans further to develop the Poti Free Industrial Zone through sharing the best practices of China’s developed industrial zones and attracting investments in the development of processing, modern technology, warehouse management, and logistics.

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di ganviTarebis ministrma giorgi gaxariam da „CEFC China Energy Company Limited”-is aRmasrulebelma direqtorma JianJun Jangma moaweres. xelmoweris ceremonias saqarTvelos premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili daeswro. memorandumis mizania axali abreSumis gzis potencialis realizaciis xelSewyoba erToblivi iniciativebis ganxorcielebiT, romlis farglebSic ganixileba umsxvilesi korporacia „CEFC China Energy Company Limited”-is mier Sps „foTis Tavisufali industriuli zonis” 75%-iani wilis SeZena. kompania gegmavs foTis Tavisufali industriuli zonis Semdgom ganviTarebas - CineTis ganviTarebuli industriuli zonebis saukeTeso praqtikis gaziarebiT da gadamamuSavebeli warmoebis, Tanamedrove teqnologiebis, sasawyobe meurneobisa da logistikis ganviTarebisTvis saWiro investiciebis mozidviT. „CEFC China Energy Company Limited”-i wamyvani saerTaSoriso kompaniaa energetikis, safinanso, komerciul, savaWro da logistikis sferoebSi. Semosavlebis mixedviT, igi Sedis msoflios umsxvilesi korporaciebis xuTaseulSi, romelic yovelwliurad qveyndeba gamomcemloba „Fortune”-s mier (Fortune Global 500). gamocdilebidan, saqmianobidan da SesaZleblobebidan gamomdinare, kompania „CEFC China Energy Company Limited”-s SeuZlia mniSvnelovani wvlili Seitanos ara mxolod foTis Tavisufali industriuli zonis ganviTarebaSi, aramed saqarTvelos, rogorc satransporto da lojistikuri habis gaZlierebaSi.

CEFC China Energy Company Limited is a leading international company specializing in energy, finances, commerce, trade, and logistics. Its revenues place the company on the Fortune (Fortune Global 500) list of the top 500 companies Given its experience, performance, and expertise, CEFC China Energy Company Limited can make a tremendous contribution not only to the development of the Poti Free Industrial Zone, but to the strengthening of Georgia as a transport and logistics hub.

premier-ministrma ambrolauris aeroporti gaxsna

Prime Minister Opens Ambrolauri Airport

ambrolaurSi aeroporti gaixsna, romlis mSenebloba uprecedentod mokle vadaSi dasrulda. axalma aeroportma ukve miiRo pirveli TviTmfrinavi, romlis bortze saqarTvelos premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili imyofeboda. premierma Sekrebil mosaxleobas aeroportis gaxsna miuloca da aRniSna, rom “es mxolod dasawyisia”. mTavrobis meTauri dResve, ambrolauris aeroportis Tanamedrove dizainis, sruliad axal samgzavro terminals gaxsnis, romelic aseve umokles droSi aSenda. ambrolauris aeroporti pirvel etapze mcire zomis - 15-20 adgilian sahaero xomaldebs moemsaxureba. asafren-dasafreni zolis sigrZe 1 100 metrs Seadgens, xolo aeroportis terminalis farTobi 600 kv.m.-ia da daaxloebiT 50 mgzavris erTdroulad gatarebazea gaTvlili. perspeqtivaSi gaTvaliswinebulia ufro didi xomaldebis miRebis SesaZlebloba da mgzavrTa nakadis zrdis SemTxvevaSi -

The newly opened Ambrolauri Airport was built in recordbreaking time. The new airport has already received its first plane, with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on board, who congratulated the gathered residents on the opening of the airport and pointed out, “It is just the beginning.” the Head of Government will also open the new, state-of-theart passenger terminal of the Ambrolauri Airport, which was also built very fast. At the initial stage, the Ambrolauri Airport will serve smaller aircraft for 15-20 passengers. The length of the runway is 1,100 meters, while the airport itself covers 600 square meters and can process 50 passengers at a time.

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terminalis gafarToebac. ambrolaurSi aeroportis mSeneblobis iniciativa premier-ministr giorgi kvirikaSvils ekuTvnis, razec muSaoba 2016 wlis agvistodan daiwyo. seqtemberSi gaformda xelSekrulebebi tenderSi gamarjvebul kompaniebTan, romlebmac samuSaoebi umokles vadebSi Seasrules. oqtombris dasawyisSi dasrulebuli iyo saerTaSoriso standartebis Sesabamisad daproeqtebuli asafren-dasafreni biliki, romelic giorgi kvirikaSvilma gaxsna. premieri im sahaero xomaldis mgzavri iyo, romelic 6 oqtombers, axlad aSenebul safren bilikze daeSva. ambrolauris aeroporti umniSvnelovanesi infrastruqturuli proeqtia, romelic xels Seuwyobs regionSi turizmis ganviTarebas da gazrdis regionis satransporto misawvdomobas, rac dadebiTad aisaxeba adgilobrivi mosaxleobis dasaqmebasa da regionis ekonomikur mdgomareobaze. saqarTvelos masStabiT, regionuli aeroportebis mSenebloba, mTavrobis oTxpunqtiani reformebis gegmis, yvelaze moculobiTi - sivrciTi mowyobis komponentis, umniSvnelovanesi nawilia da mTavroba, am mimarTulebiT, muSaobas ganagrZobs.

Plans include upgrading the airport’s capacity to receive larger craft and, if necessary, to expand the terminal. The initiative to build an airport in Ambrolauri belongs to Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirkashvili, and relevant work was launched in August 2016. In September, agreements were signed with the winners of a tender-bases selection process, who completed the job in the shortest possible time. In early October, a runway meeting international standards was completed and opened by Giorgi Kvirikashvili. The Prime Minister was a passenger on the plane that landed on the newly built runway on October 6. The Ambrolauri Airport is a vital infrastructural project that will boost tourism in the region and increase its transport accessibility, which will have a positive impact on local employment and the region’s economic development. Building regional airports throughout Georgia is the most important part of the far-reaching spatial planning component under the Government’s four-point reform agenda. The Government continues its work in this direction.

Sexvedra EBRD-is prezidentTan

Meeting with EBRD President

saqarTveloSi investiciebis zrdis, kerZo seqtoris stimulirebisa da biznesgaremos ganviTarebis perspeqtivebi ganixiles saqarTvelos premier-ministrma giorgi kvirikaSvilma da evropis rekonstruqciis da ganviTarebis bankis (EBRD) prezidentma suma Cakrabartim davosis msoflio ekonomikuri forumis farglebSi gamarTul Sexvedraze. mxareebma isaubres EBRD-is rolze saqarTvelos ekonomikis ganviTarebaSi da im investiciebze, romlebsac evropis rekonstruqciis da ganviTarebis banki saqarTveloSi axorcielebs. aRiniSna, rom 2016 wels EBRD-ma ganaxorciela investiciebis rekorduli odenoba saqarTveloSi, daaxloebiT 250 milioni evros moculobiT. saubris erT-erTi mTavari Tema saqarTvelos mTavrobis mier SemuSavebuli reformebis gegma da misi Semadgeneli nawili - qveynis sivrciTi mowyoba iyo. suma Cakrabartis gancxadebiT, EBRD-i mxars uWers saqarTveloSi mimdinare reformebs da investiciebisa da finansuri daxmarebebis moculobis zrdas gegmavs. “pirvel rigSi, me da premier-ministri SevTanxmdiT, rom evropis rekonstruqciisa da ganviTarebis banksa da saqarTvelos Soris TanamSromloba Zalian kargad viTardeba. 2017 wlis gegmebi kidev ufro farTomasStabiania. gamovTqvam imeds, rom wels SevZlebT 300 milioni evros investirebas saqarTveloSi. ase rom, Cven Zalian warmatebuli urTierToba gvakavSirebs

Increasing investments in Georgia, incentives for the private sector, and prospects of developing business environment were the key issues discussed at today’s meeting between EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti and Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili. The meeting was held during the World Economic Forum in Davos. The parties discussed the role of EBRD in the development of Georgia’s economy and the ongoing EBRD investments in Georgia. It was emphasized that, in 2016, EBRD invested a record-breaking amount in Georgia, about 250 million euro. The Georgian Government’s reform agenda, and spatial planning as one of its components, was one of the main topics of the meeting. According to Suma Chakrabarti, EBRD supports Georgia’s ongoing reforms and plans to increase its investments and financial assistance. “The first thing the Prime Minister and I agreed was that the cooperation between EBRD and Georgia is in a very strong health. The plans for 2017 are even stronger. I am hoping that we can get nearly 300 million euro into Georgia

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da es urTierToba mxolod investiciebs ar moicavs. aq laparakia axali strategiebis miRebaze, cvlilebebis ganxorcielebaze, ris wyalobiTac saqarTvelo kidev ufro mimzidveli gaxdeba investorebisTvis. saqarTvelos investorTa sabWo, romelsac Tavmjdomareobs premier-ministri, Zalian gamarTulad muSaobs. aseve aRsaniSnavia konkurenciis saagento da energoresursebis efeqtianad gamoyenebis gegma. yvela es sfero Zalian warmatebuli da sasargebloa saqarTvelosa da evropis rekonstruqciisa da ganviTarebis banks Soris arsebuli urTierTobebisTvis,” - ganacxada suma Cakrabatim Sexvedris dasrulebis Semdeg.

this year, so this is a very good relationship, and it is not just about investments. It is also about trying to change policies, difficult things, which will make Georgia even more attractive for investors. The Investors Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, is doing very well. The work on PPPs is going well. The work to develop the Competition Agency is going well, and the energy efficiency action plan, so in all these areas the relationship between Georgia and EBRD is in extremely good health,” Suma Chakrabarti said commented the meeting.

premierma saojaxo sastumro “Sato dio“ d a a T va li e r a

Prime Minister Visits Family-Run Inn Chateau Dio

saqarTvelos premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili ambrolauris munici palitetis sofel ZirageulSi, saojaxo sastumro “Sato dioSi” imyofeboda, romelmac, saxelmwifo programis - “awarmoe saqarTveloSi” farglebSi, 10 aTasamde laris odenobis granti miiRo. saojaxo sastumros mflobeli, amxanagoba “dio”, aRniSnuli TanxiT saojaxo meRvineobis bizness ganaviTarebs. rogorc amxanagobis damfuZneblebma premier-ministrTan saubrisas ganacxades, miRebuli grantiT SeiZines yvela inventari, romelic warmoebadobis gazrdis saSualebas miscemT. amxanagoba “dio”, samomavlod, warmoebuli Rvinis eqsportsac gegmavs. premier-ministrma maT warmatebebi usurva da aRniSna, rom mTavroba mevenaxeoba-meRvineobis aRorZinebisa da mewarmeobis ganviTarebisTvis Zalisxmevas ar iSurebs. giorgi kvirikaSvilis TqmiT, aseve didi mniSvneloba eniWeba mcire saojaxo ti pis sastumroebis ganviTarebas, gansakuTrebiT imis gaTvaliswinebiT, rom ambrolaurSi dReidan funqcionirebs aeroporti, romelic turistebis raodenobis zrdas, dasaqmebas da regionis ekonomikur ganviTarebas Seuwyobs xels.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili visited today the Chateau Dio family-run inn, a recipient of a 10,000 GEL grant under the Produce in Georgia program, in the village of Dzirageuli, Ambrolauri District. The inn is owned by the Dio partnership that uses said grant amount to develop a familyrun winemaking business. As the founders of the partnership revealed to the Prime Minister, the received amount was spent to purchase equipment necessary to enhance the enterprise’s production output. The Dio partnership plans to export its wines in the future. The Prime Minister wished them success and pointed out the Government’s unconditional commitment to ensuring the revival of viticulture and viniculture and the development of production. According to Giorgi Kvirikashvili, equally important is the development of small, family-run inns, especially since the Ambrolauri Airport launched today, which poised to increase the tourist flow and boost employment and economic development in the region.

giorgi kvirikaSvili florentino peress Sexvda

Giorgi Kvirikashvili’s Meeting with Florentino Perez

saqarTvelos premier-ministri giorgi kvirikaSvili msoflioSi erT-erTi lideri samSeneblo kompania ACS jgufis xelmZRvanels da madridis “realis” prezidents, florentino peress Sexvda. premierma florentino peress saqarTvelos mTavrobis oTxpunqtiani reformebis gegma gaacno, romlis erTerTi umsxvilesi mimarTuleba sivrciTi mowyobaa. giorgi kvirikaSvilma aRniSna, rom sivrciTi mowyobis gegma qveyanaSi msxvili infrastruqturuli

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili met today with Florentino Perez, the President of ACS Group, a leading engineering company, and Real Madrid C. F. The Prime Minister introduced Florentino Perez to the Georgian Government’s four-point reform agenda, with spatial planning as one of its major directions. Giorgi Kvirikashvili emphasized that the spatial planning scheme involves the implementation of farreaching infrastructural projects in the country. The Presi-

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proeqtebis ganxorcielebas gulisxmobs. ACS jgufis xelmZRvaneli saqarTveloSi mimdinare da dagegmili infrastruqturuli proeqtebiT dainteresda da maT Sesaxeb detaluri informacia moismina. florentino peresma, aseve, anakliis Rrmawylovani portis proeqtis ganxorcielebaSi CarTvis daintereseba gamoTqva. ACS msoflioSi erT-erTi lideri samSeneblo kompaniaa, romelic proeqtebs mraval qveyanaSi axorcielebs. kompaniis globaluri warmomadgenlobebi funqcionirebs germaniaSi, indoeTSi, braziliaSi, avstraliaSi da a.S. ACS wamyvani kompaniaa samoqalaqo da samrewvelo konstruqciebis, servisebisa da telekomunikaciebis mimarTulebiT.

dent of ACS expressed interest in the country’s ongoing and planned infrastructural projects and received additional information about them. Florentino Perez also expressed interest in engaging in the Anaklia Deepwater Port Project. ACS is one of the global construction leaders, with projects implemented in many countries. The company has a global presence, including such countries as Germany, India, Brazil, Australia, and others. ACS is leading company specializing in civil and engineering construction, services and telecommunications.

madridSi qarTul sagamofeno sivrces espaneTis mefe stumrobda

King of Spain Visits Georgian Exhibition Pavilion in Madrid

saqarTvelo madridSi, turizmis saerTaSoriso gamofenaSi monawileobs, - pirvelad, gamofenis istoriaSi, qarTul sagamofeno sivrces dRes espaneTis mefe feli pe VI, dedofal leticiasTan erTad estumra. espaneTis mefes da dedofals saqarTvelos premier-ministrma giorgi kvirikaSvilma umaspinZla da saqarTvelos kurortebis, turistuli potencialisa da qveyanaSi mimdinare proeqtebis Sesaxeb informacia miawoda. samefo ojaxi saqarTvelos Sesaxeb momzadebul kli ps gaecno da qarTuli polifoniuri musikiT dainteresda. mefem saqarTveloSi stumrobis survili gamoTqva. giorgi kvirikaSvilma espaneTis mefe da dedofali, saqarTvelos eklesiis avtokefaliis aRdgenis 100 wlisTavisa da sruliad saqarTvelos kaTolikos-patriarqis aRsaydrebisa da dabadebis saiubileo TariRebis aRsaniSnav RonisZiebebze, saqarTveloSi miiwvia. madridSi, turizmis saerTa-

Georgia is participating in the International Tourism Fair in Madrid. Today, for the first time in the history of the fair, King Filipe VI of Spain, accompanied by Queen Letizia, visited the Georgian exhibition pavilion. The King and Queen of Spain were hosted by Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili who informed them of Georgia’s resorts, tourist potential, and ongoing projects. The royal family attended the screening of a video about Georgia and took great interest in Georgian polyphony. The king expressed his wish to visit Georgia. Giorgi Kvirikashvili invited the King and Queen of Spain to attend the upcoming festive events celebrating the anniversary of the restoration of the autocephaly of the Georgian Orthodox Christian Church and honoring the enthronement and birth anniversary of Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia

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Soriso gamofenaze, qarTul sagamofeno sivrceSi, warmodgenilni arian turistuli kompaniebi, romlebic saerTaSoriso mogzaurebs saqarTveloSi sxvadasxva servissa da turistul produqts sTavazoben. qarTul sagamofeno sivrces, espaneTis samefo ojaxTan erTad, gaeros msoflio turizmis organizaciis generaluri mdivani taleb rifai stumrobda.

Ilia II. The Georgian pavilion at the International Tourism Fair in Madrid features travel agencies offering international visitors different services and tourism products in Georgia. Together with the Spanish royal family, the Georgian exhibition hall was also visited by UNWTO Secretary General Taleb Rifai.

Sexvedra BP-is aRmasrulebel direqtorTan

Meeting with BP CEO

The Prime Minister of Georgia continues a series of meetings at the Davos World Economic Forum. Giorgi Kvirikashvili held a meeting today with Robert Dudley, CEO of British Petroleum, one of the world’s energy giants. The parties discussed Georgia’s ongoing projects and prospects of cooperation. During the meeting, the importance of South Caucasus Pipeline expansion (SCPx) under the second phase of the Shah Deniz project was emphasized, which involves expanding the pipeline capacity to transport 16 billion cubic meters of additional gas to European countries every year. The parties commended the 20-year successful cooperation between BP and Georgia, with BP as one of the largest foreign investors in the country. The parties expressed hope that, given Georgia’s investment opportunities, more British investments will be made in the country. “We had a very good discussion about the progress of the status of the BakuTbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline, as well as the new expansion of the South Caucasus gas pipeline not only through Georgia, but the status of construction through Turkey all the way to Europe. We had a very good discussion about that. We also spoke about some work BP is doing, and the Georgian Government is doing on microfinancing programs in the country and the region,” Robert Dudley stated after the meeting. The BP Headquarters is located in London, England. The company operates in many countries across the globe. BP has been operating in Georgia since 1996, with over 500 employees working presently at the pipeline operations phase.

“baqo-Tbilisi-jeihanis milsadenis progresisa da samxreT kavkasiis gazsadenis gafarToebis sakiTxebze premier-ministrTan sakmaod warmatebuli saubari Sedga. es ukanaskneli proeqti moicavs ara marto saqarTvelos, aramed Sesabamisi infrastruqturis mSeneblobas TurqeTSi da evropisken

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