Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the opening event of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, that the Middle Corridor across Georgia is fast emerging as a stable and secure alternative to traditional routes.
Georgia positioned as a natural bridge at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. It is transforming day by day into a multidimensional regional hub.
My government has invested significantly in modernizing infrastructure, enhancing connectivity and fostering efficient trade routes. The Middle Corridor across Georgia is fast emerging as a stable and secure alternative to traditional routes. It has already become one of the shortest and most reliable East-West transportation options.
And currently, we are closely working with our Azerbaijani and Kazakh colleagues to eliminate bottlenecks by improving infrastructure capacity, simplifying procedures, and applying unified tariff policies. Georgia’s free trade agreements with the European Union, FTA and CIS countries, China, Turkey and the UAE further enhance our emerging status as a regional hub.
These agreements already provide investors with access to vast markets, yet the economic policies of our government additionally encourage investors to expand their businesses in Georgia and take advantage of our access to a 2. 3 billion consumer market. Negotiation with Israel and South Korea are underway as well", - the PM said.
Tbilisi hosts the Silk Road Forum for the fourth time, featuring more than 2,000 delegates and guests from 60 countries. The event includes ten thematic panel sessions and parallel discussions on crucial trade, economic, and connectivity topics.
