The FINANCIAL — Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze made this statement at the joint press conference with Minister of State for Europe and the Americas at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Sir Alan Duncan, who visited Georgia in the frames of the third round of the Wardrop Strategic Dialogue.
The Georgian Foreign Minister thanked the Minister of State for visiting Georgia and for the positive assessment of the parliamentary elections held in Georgia, according to MFA of Georgia.
Mikheil Janelidze noted that economy is one of the main priorities of the co-operation with the United Kingdom and underlined that the country is one of the biggest investors in Georgia and that it is important to present Georgia as a country that has much to offer to British investors.
“Georgia being an open democracy is ready to enhance free trade and economic ties and to support business relations. Georgia may be the best platform in the region for Great Britain to do business.
Economy is the main direction of our strategic co-operation. Our co-operation lasts for many years. Great Britain is one of the biggest investors in Georgia’s economy. It should be noted that this year the 20th anniversary of British Petroleum (BP) successful operations in Georgia was celebrated. This was the first important strategic project, which was developed and on the basis of which we have developed other projects. BP continues to invest and to develop projects, which support the energy security in Europe,” Mikheil Janelidze said.
Particular emphasis was put on the existing close relations between the two countries in the spheres of education, culture and science, the most notable examples of which are the British Government’s exchange study programmes and the special project to mark the anniversaries of William Shakespeare and Shota Rustaveli.
The bilateral political dialogue – Wardrop Dialogue – founded in 2014, is dedicated to the discussions of British-Georgian bilateral, regional and multilateral co-operation in the spheres of policy, security, defence, economy, culture and education.
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