Georgian Economy Minister, French Transport Minister discuss cooperation

Priority areas of economic cooperation between Georgian and France were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Mariam Kvrivishvili, the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, and Philippe Tabarot, French Minister of Transport, in the framework of the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor and Connectivity Investment Forum and Ministerial on Transport of the European Union, Central Asia, the South Caucasus and the Black Sea Region, held in the capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent.

The meeting focused on the transport and logistics sectors.

The Georgian side discussed in detail the large-scale transport and logistics infrastructure projects supported by the state, the development of which would make transport routes passing through Georgia, including the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, more competitive, which would contribute to the increase in connectivity between Asia and Europe.

Among such priority projects were the modernisation and renovation of the railway infrastructure, the East-West highway, the new Tbilisi International Airport, and others.

The meeting also discussed the deepening of cooperation in the sectors of railways, maritime transport, and civil aviation.

The parties focused on investments by French companies in the transport and logistics sectors and expressed their readiness to support them.

The officials expressed their government’s readiness to promote further cooperation between the two countries in transport and logistics, as well as the development of regional transport corridors.