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Sexvedra Cinuri k or po ra c ie bi s w ar mo ma dg e nleb Ta n

Meeting with the representatives of Chinese corporations

umsxvilesi Cinuri korporaciebi saqarTvelos samSeneblo seqtoriT, qarTuli RviniT da turizmis sferoSi investirebiT dainteresdnen - amis Sesaxeb aRiniSna Sexvedraze, romelic saqarTvelos premier-ministrma giorgi kvirikaSvilma „hualing jgufis” prezident, mi enhuasTan da sxva Cinuri korporaciebis warmomadgenlebTan gamarTa. giorgi kvirikaSvilma Cinel biznesmenebs sainvesticio garemo gaacno da aRniSna, rom saqarTvelo investorebs sTavazobs did SesaZleblobebs - Tavisufal da Ria ekonomikas. Sexvedraze yuradReba gaxvilda qarTuli Rvinis eqsportis gazrdis perspeqtivebze da xazi gaesva bolo periodSi CineTSi qarTuli Rvinis zrdis dinamikas. saubari aseve Seexo saqarTveloSi turizmis mimarTulebiT arsebul dadebiT tendencias da vizitorTa ricxvis uprecedento zrdis maCveneblebs. mxareebma isaubres Tavisufali vaWrobis SeTanxmebis mniSvnelobaze, rac maTi TqmiT, iZleva did SesaZleblobas or qveyanas Soris ekonomikuri TanamSromlobis ganviTarebisTvis. mTavrobis administraciaSi gamarTul Sexvedras ekonomikuri sabWos mdivani, biznesombudsmeni giorgi gaxaria da saqarTvelos ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministris moadgile qeTevan boWoriSvili daeswrnen.

Largest Chinese corporations are interested in investing in construction industry in Georgia, Georgian wine and tourism sector - Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili made respective statement during the meeting with President of Hualing Group Mi Enhua and representatives of other Chinese corporations. Giorgi Kvirikashvili elaborated on Georgia’s investing environment in Georgia and noted that Georgia offers its investors wide opportunities and free and open economy. Particular emphasis was placed on perspectives of increasing Georgian export and the growing dynamics of export of Georgian wine to China was highlighted. Conversation also touched upon positive trend observable in tourism industry and unparalleled growth of inflow of tourists. Participants of the meeting also discussed the importance of the free trade agreement that, according to them, boosts the potential of development of bilateral relations. Secretary of the Economic Council, Business Ombudsman Giorgi Gakharia and Deputy Minister of Economy Ketevan Bochorishvili attended the meeting at the Administration of the Government of Georgia.

Meeting with the new IMF Mission Chief for Georgia ,,startap saqarTvelos“ maRalteqnologiur komponentis finalistebi

Finalists of high-tech component of Startup Georgia premier-ministris komentari TeTnuldis ganviTar eb aze

Prime Minister comments on Tetnuldi development plan dimitri qumsiSvilma saer T aSo r i so k o nf e r e nci a „mTavrobis roli ekonomikuri zrdis miRwevaSi“ ga xs n a

Dimitry Kumsishvili Opened International Conference Role of Government in Economic Development aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomare TurqeTis ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebs Sexvda

International Investors Association of Georgia hosted Turkey’s Economic Relations Board Members (DEIK) saqarTvelos saerTaSoriso investorTa asociaciam TurqeTis ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebs umaspinZla

International Investors Association of Georgia hosted Turkey’s economic relations board members

Sexvedra ssf-is saqarTvelos misiis axal x elmZ R va n elTa n

Meeting with the new IMF Mission Chief for Georgia

saqarTvelos premier-ministrma gacnobiTi xasiaTis Sexvedra gamarTa saerTaSoriso savaluto fondis saqarTvelos misiis axal xelmZRvanelTan, mersedes vera martinTan. giorgi kvirikaSvilma mersedes vera martins miuloca saqarTvelos misiis xelmZRvanelis postis dakaveba da imedi gamoTqva, rom misi saqmianoba mimarTuli iqneba partnioruli urTierTobebis kidev ufro gaRrmavebisken. Sexvedraze saubari Seexo TanamSromlobis sakiTxebs, saqarTveloSi mimdinare ekonomikur procesebs, makroekonomikur da saprognozo maCveneblebs. xazi gaesva saqarTvelos makroekonomikuri stabilurobis miRwevisa da ekonomikis gajansaRebis mimarTulebiT saerTaSoriso savaluto fondis mxardaWeris mniSvnelobas. giorgi kvirikaSvilma saerTaSoriso savaluto fondis warmomadgenlebs gaacno 4-punqtiani reformis samTavrobo gegma, rac miznad isaxavs qveyanaSi ekonomikis ganviTarebas, biznesis stimulirebas, infrastruqturis ganviTarebas, Sromis bazarze morgebuli kvalificiuri kadrebis momzadebas, sajaro momsaxurebis gaumjobeseba da modernizacias. Sexvedraze yuradReba gamaxvilda sastumro seqtorSi arsebul dadebiT tendenciasa da saqarTveloSi turistebis raodenobis uprecedento maCvenebelze. aRniSna, rom mTavroba aseve aqtiurad muSaobs investiciebis mozidvis mimarTulebiT. mxareebma isaubres evrokavSirTan Rrma da yovlismomcveli Tavisufali savaWro sivrcis Sesaxeb SeTanxmebisa da vizaliberalizaciis amoqmedebis mniSvnelobaze da ganixiles regionSi arsebuli gamowvevebi. gamoiTqva imedi, rom saqarTvelo iqneba magaliTi regionSi makroekonomikuri stabilurobisa da ekonomikuri ganviTarebis kuTxiT. mTavrobis administraciaSi gamarTul Sexvedras qarTuli mxridan vice-premieri, ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri dimitri qumsiSvili da finansTa ministri nodar xaduri daeswrnen.

Prime Minister of Georgia conducted an introductory meeting with the new IMF Mission Chief for Georgia Mercedes Vera-Martin. Giorgi Kvirikashvili congratulated Mercedes Vera Martin on becoming the new IMF Mission Chief for Georgia and expressed hope that her activities will be directed at even further deepening of the partnership. The parties to the meeting discussed cooperation issues, economic processes in Georgia, macroeconomic data and forecasting. Importance of the IMF’s support in terms of achieving macroeconomic stability in the country and improvement of economy of Georgia was highlighted. Giorgi Kvirikashvili presented the 4-point reform plan to the representatives of the IMF. Respective plan is aimed at development of Georgian economy; stimulation of business; development of infrastructure; preparation of employees that are able to meet demands of the labor market; and refinement and modernization of public service. Particular attention was paid to the positive trend that is observable in hospitality sector and unparalleled number of tourists in Georgia. It was indicated that the Government is actively working on attraction of investments. Sides discussed the DCFTA and importance of introduction of the visa free regime and discussed regional challenges. It was hoped that Georgia would become an example of macroeconomic stability and economic development. On the Georgian side, Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry Kumsishvili and Minister of Finance Nodar Khaduri attended the meeting at the Administration of the Government.

,,startap saqarTvelos“ maRalteqnologiur komponentis finalistebi

Finalists of high-tech component of Startup Georgia

Tqveni gamarjvebiT dRes saqarTvelo aris gamarjvebuli, radgan Tqven xarT Cveni qveynis dasayrdeni, am sityvebiT mimarTa saqarTvelos premier-ministrma “startap saqarTvelos” finalistebs. inovaciuri biznesis ganviTarebis xelSemwyobi programa „startap saqarTvelos” maRalteqnologiur komponents 51 finalisti hyavs. maRalteqnologiuri komponentis daxurvis RonisZiebas saqarTvelos premier-minist-

Your victory makes whole Georgia victorious, since our country relies on you, - Prime Minister of Georgia addressed finalists of Startup Georgia. High-tech component of the state program “Startup Georgia” that supports innovative business development has 51 finalists. Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili attended the closing ceremonial of hightech component and congratulated finalists on their victory.

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ri giorgi kvirikaSvili daeswro da finalistebs gamarjveba miuloca. mTavrobis meTauris TqmiT, damoukidebeli saqarTvelos istoriaSi pirvelad, qveyanas hyavs “startap saqarTvelos” finalistebi. giorgi kvirikaSvilma imedi gamoTqva, rom programa waaxalisebs qveyanaSi samewarmeo suliskveTebas da axalgazrdebs saSualebas miscems, wamoiwyon Taviani saqme. “es aris iniciativa, romlis mixedviTac, axalgazrda, inovaciurad moazrovne saqmian adamianebs eZlevaT saSualeba, moi povon dafinanseba sruliad axali meTodologiiT, yvelanairi uzrunvelyofis gareSe, mxolod da mxolod ideis kriteriumebze dayrdnobiT. me moxaruli var, rom dRes amdeni axalgazrdis anTebul Tvalebs vxedav. minda, yvelas mogilocoT dRes aq yofna, finalistoba. es programa, romelic gaxlavT mTavrobis 4-punqtiani reformebis gegmis Semadgeneli nawili, aris, Cemi azriT, yvelaze mniSvnelovani. es programa axalisebs samewarmeo suliskveTebas, axalgazrdebs aZlevs saSualebas, wamoiwyon sakuTari saqme da Secvalon mTeli Taobis azrovneba. dRes SesaZlebelia karg ideaze dayrdnobiT inovaciuri ideis mofiqreba da biznesis wamowyeba saqarTveloSi, ara mxolod sabanko seqtoris, aramed “startap saqarTvelos” meSveobiT,” - aRniSna premierma. giorgi kvirikaSvilis ganmartebiT, finalistebs saxelmwifos mxridan mniSvnelovani mxardaWera eqnebaT. manve madloba gadauxada yvelas, vinc monawileoba miiRo programis SemuSavebasa da mis ganxorcielebaSi. “dRes gvyavs 51 finalisti, aqedan sabolood SeirCeva 20, magram yvelani ukve arian gamarjvebulebi, imitom rom maT eqnebaT Zalian mniSvnelovani xelSewyoba saxelmwifos mxridan. minda, madloba gadavuxado inovaciebisa da teqnologiebis saagentos, sapartnioro fonds programis brwyinvaled ganxorcielebisTvis, aseve saerTaSoriso eqspertebs, romlebmac es programa gaxades SesaZlebeli. saerTaSoriso eqspertebma Seadares Cvens qveyanaSi startapebis dinamika evropuli qveynebisas da maTi mosazrebiT, saqarTveloSi sakmaod maRali dinamikaa, rac Zalian gvaxarebs. finalistebs Soris imyofebian dedaSvili, babua da SviliSvili. aseve, finalistebis ideebis speqtri aris Zalian farTo,” - ganacxada premier-ministrma. proeqt ,,startap saqarTvelos” farglebSi ukve 720-ze meti ganacxadi Semovida. 150-mde ganacxadidan 51 saukeTeso, “silikonis velis” saerTaSoriso eqspertebma Seafases. 51 finalistidan dRes gamovlinda 20 gamarjvebuli, romelTagan TiToeuli 100 000 lariT dafinansdeba. slovakeTis elCma rudolf mixalkam 5 gamarjvebuls slovakeTSi erTkviriani staJirebis serTifikatebi gadasca. finalistebs „startap saqarTvelos” simbolo gadaecaT, romelic teqnoparkSi damzadda. maRalteqnologiuri dargis startapebi moicavs

According to the Prime Minister of Georgia, for the first time in the country’s history, it has finalists of Startup Georgia. Giorgi Kvirikashvili expressed hope that program will encourage entrepreneurial spirit in Georgia and will enable youth to launch own business. “Completely groundbreaking methodology employed by this initiative gives young, innovative and active people an access to funding without having to provide any collateral and based solely on the criterion of worthiness of business idea. I am glad to see eagerness of so many young people. I would like to congratulate you on being here today, on becoming finalists. In My opinion, this program, that represents part of Government’s 4-point reform plan, is the most important. This program encourages entrepreneurial spirit and enables youth to launch own business activity ad change mindset of whole generation. Today it is possible to develop a worthy, innovative idea and start a business through not only banking sector, but via Startup Georgia as well,” - Prime Minister noted. According to Giorgi Kvirikashvili, finalists will enjoy maximum state support. He also thanked everyone who participated in development and implementation of the program. “Today we have 51 finalists out of which 20 will be selected. However, each of them is a winner, since they will enjoy important state support. I would like to thank Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency and Partnership Fund of Georgia for brilliant execution of the program. I would also like to thank international experts who made this program possible. International experts compared startup dynamics with that of European countries and indicated that Georgia has quite high dynamics, which is a welcoming fact. Mother and child, grandfather and grandchild are among the finalists, spectrum of ideas of the finalists is quite wide,” - Prime Minister noted. More than 720 applications have already been submitted within the frames of Startup Georgia. International experts of Silicon Valley selected 51 best ideas out of around 150 applications. Out of 51 finalists 20 winners were identified. Each of them will be funded with 100 00 GEL. Ambassador of Slovakia Rudolf Michalka handed certificates of one week internship in Slovakia to 5 winners. Finalists were gives the symbol of Startup Georgia manufactured in Techno Park. High-tech startups encompass fields

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iseT sferoebs, rogorebicaa: aviakosmosuri warmoeba, avtomobilebi, xelovnuri inteleqti, bioteqnologiebi, bioinformatika, kompiuteruli inJineria, kompiuteruli mecniereba, informaciuli teqnologiebi, nanoteqnologiebi, birTvuli fizika, eleqtromagnituri gamosxiveba, robotika, naxevargamtarebi da telekomunikacia. programis ganxorcielebis pirvel etapze saxelmwifom 11 milioni lari gamoyo, romliTac inovaciuri da maRalteqnologiuri startapebi dafinansdeba. samomavlod, ufro meti startapis dafinansebis mizniT, programis biujeti SesaZloa 35 milion laramde gaizardos.

including: aerospace production, cars, artificial intellect, biotechnologies, bioinformatics, computer engineering, computer science, informational technologies, nanotechnologies, nuclear physics, electromagnetic radiation, robotics, semiconductors and telecommunications. State funding allocated at the first stage is 11 million GEL that will be used to fund innovative and high-tech startups. For the purpose of funding more startups in the future the program budget may increase to up to 35 million GEL.

premier-ministris komentari TeTnuldis ganviTa rebaze

Prime Minister comments on Tetnuldi development plan

TeTnuldis ganviTarebis axali faza aris Zalian mniSvnelovani proeqti, romelic, kurortis adgilobrivi mosaxleobis CarTulobiT ganviTarebas iTvaliswinebs, - amis Sesaxeb saqarTvelos premierministrma Jurnalistebs Temis komentirebisas ganucxada. giorgi kvirikaSvilma aRniSna, rom saqarTveloSi mTis kurortebis ganviTareba pirad kontrolze hyavs ayvanili. „maT Soris aris bakuriani, gudauri, TeTnuldi da goderZi. oTxive mimarTulebiT iqneba Zalian seriozuli progresi. SeuiaraRebeli TvaliTac Cans, ra keTdeba. mibrZandiT Tundac bakurianSi da naxeT, wels ramdeni infrastruqturuli cvlilebaa da ramxela bumia. mTis kurortebi ganviTardeba gacilebiT ukeT, vidre winaT, maT Soris ise, rom aravis daviWerT, ar davapatimrebT da kidev ufro Cqara avaSenebT yvelafers”, ganacxada premier-ministrma.

New stage of development of Tetnuldi is a groundbreaking project that encompasses involvement of local community in the process, - Prime Minister indicated in his conversation with the press. Giorgi Kvirikashvili stated that development of highland resorts in Georgia is under his direct control. “List of resorts includes Bakuriani, Gudauri, Tetnuldi and Goderdzi. Serious progress will be attained in all four areas. Results of the performed work are visible. One can visit Bakuriani to observe that the infrastructural is changing and the area is on the rise. Highland resorts will develop much better than before and, more importantly, without arresting, detaining anyone. We will build relevant infrastructure at a much quicker pace,” - Prime Minister noted.

dimitri qumsiSvilma saerTaSoriso konferencia „mTavrobis roli ekonomikuri zrdis miRwevaSi“ gaxsna

Dimitry Kumsishvili Opened International Conference Role of Government in Economic Development

pirvelma vice-premierma, ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministrma dimitri qumsiSvilma saerTaSoriso konferencia „mTavrobis roli ekonomikuri zrdis miRwevaSi“ gaxsna, romelic „saqarTvelos adgilobriv TviTmmarTvelobaTa erovnuli asociaciis“, saqarTvelos parlamentis dargobrivi ekonomikisa da ekonomikuri politikis, regionuli politikis da TviTmmarTvelobis, garemos dacvis da bunebrivi resursebis komitetebTan TanamSromlobiTa da saqarTvelos ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis saministros mxardaWeriT gaimarTa. konferenciaze mTavar momxseneblad monawileobda talinis teqnikuri universitetis profesori da

First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Dimitry Kumsishvili opened the international conference the Role of Government in Economic Development. The Conference was held upon the support of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and cooperation with the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia and the Parliamentary Committees on Sector Economy and Economic Policy, Regional Policy and Self-Government and Environmental Protection and Natural Resources. The Professor of the Tallinn University of Technology and the leading researcher of the Norwegian Institute for Strategic Studies, Erik S. Reinert was

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norvegiis strategiuli kvlevebis institutis wamyvani mkvlevari erik reinerti. Tavis misasalmebel sityvaSi pirvelma vice-premierma dimitri qumsiSvilma didi yuradReba dauTmo saxelmwifos rolis gansazRvras qveynis ekonomikur ganviTarebaSi. man dadebiTad Seafasa saqarTvelos mTavrobis gadawyvetilebebi, romlebic mimarTulia saqarTvelos ekonomikis stimulirebis mimarTulebiT. „moTxovnis Seqmnis nawilSi Cveni saxelmwifo Zalian aqtiuria bazrebis gaxsnis mimarTulebiT. aseve aranakleb mniSvnelovania miwodebis stimulireba. Cven daviwyeT araerTi warmatebuli programa, romelTa amocanasac warmoebis waxaliseba warmoadgens“ ganacxada dimitri qumsiSvilma. man gansakuTrebuli aqcenti gaakeTa programaze „awarmoe saqarTveloSi“, romelmac ukve Seqmna 450 milion larze meti sainvesticio potenciali da 7,000-ze meti axali samuSao adgili. „Cven gvinda, rom saukeTeso droSi, Zalian swrafad moxdes ganviTareba, ekonomikuri zrda ise, rom miviRoT Cveni mosaxleobis keTildReoba“ - ganacxada dimitri qumsiSvilma. konferenciaze aseve moxsenebiT gamovidnen norvegiis samefos elCi saqarTveloSi vegard stensrudi, saqarTvelos parlamentis garemos dacvisa da bunebrivi resursebis komitetis Tavmjdomare gia JorJoliani, qalaq rusTavis munici palitetis meri, saqarTvelos adgilobriv TviTmmarTvelobaTa erovnuli asociaciis prezidenti daviT jiqia, saqarTvelos industriuli politikis jgufis eqspertebi da sxva qarTveli momxseneblebi saqarTvelos parlamentidan, mTavrobidan da akademiuri wreebidan.

one of the main speakers of the Conference. Dimitry Kumsishvili, in his welcoming speech, paid particular attention on the importance of determining the role of the Government in achieving the economic development of the country and gave the positive evaluation of the decisions of the Georgian Government aiming to stimulate the economy. “In terms of creating the demand, our country is very active in the direction of opening the new markets. It is also essential to stimulate the supply. We have launched a numerous programs which aim to encourage the production” – Dimitry Kumsishvili stated. The Minister specially highlighted the State Program Produce in Georgia, which has already created the investment potential amounting to 450mln GEL and over 7000 new jobs. “We want to have a rapid development and economic growth in a very short term in order to achieve prosperity to our population,” – Dimitry Kumsishvili stated. Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Georgia Vegard Stensrud, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committees on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Gia Zhorzholiani, the Mayor of Rustavi Municipality and the President of the National Association of Local Authorities of Georgia, Davit Jikia, experts on industrial and other parliamentary, governmental and academic community representatives, also delivered the speech at the Conference.

dimitri qumsiSvili TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos delegacias Sexvda

Dimitri Kumsishvili met with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

ekonomikisa da mdgradi ganviTarebis ministri dimitri qumsiSvili TurqeTis umsxvilesi biznesgaerTianebis - TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos (DEIK) delegaciis warmomadgenlebs Sexvda, romlebic saqarTveloSi samuSao vizitiT imyofebian. delegacias xelmZRvanelobda DEIK-is TurqeT-saqarTvelos biznessabWos Tavmjdomare jemal iangin. Sexvedraze mxareebma ganixiles ori qveynis savaWro-ekonomikuri TanamSromlobis sakiTxebi. aRiniSna, rom TurqeTi saqarTvelos umniSvnelovanesi savaWro partnioria. aseve dadebiTi Sefaseba mieca ori qveynis urTierTobebs

A delegation from one of the leading business organizations in Turkey visited Georgia to pave the way for developing bilateral economic, commercial, industrial and financial relations. Georgia’s Economy Minister Dimitry Kumsishvili welcomed the guests from the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), headed by the chairman of DEIK’s Turkish-Georgia Business Council Cemal Yangin. The questions of bilateral trade-economic relations were discussed at the meeting. Turkey is a biggest trade partner of Georgia. The investments and tourism were underlined as important spheres of cooperation. The parties underlined that cooperation between Turkey and Georgia are playing an important role for the regional economic development. The Turkish party expressed its gratitude for support of Georgia in events on July 15, at coup attempt. Turkish guests and Georgian

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biznesmenTa asociaciis Tavmjdomare qenan ildirimi.

officials agreed strengthening cooperation between Georgian and Turkish business sectors was important for developing the regional economy. On another note Yangin thanked the Georgian Government and Prime Minister for reacting to the attempted military coup in Turkey. He stressed it was “very important” for Georgia that the democratically elected government of Turkey was not under threat. The Turkish business sector was very satisfied and happy with the reaction of Georgia’s Government. This was an unprecedented act of support that one country could express towards the other country,” said Yangin. Georgian and Turkish sides both praised the increasing tourism and investment ties. The meeting was also attended by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Georgia Zeki Levent Gumrukchu, the Chairman of National Investment Agency of Georgia Giorgi Pertaia and the Chairman of Georgian and Turkish Business Association Kenan Yildirim.

aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomare TurqeTis ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebs Sexvda

Zurab Pataradze met with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK)

aWaris mTavrobis Tavmjdomare zurab pataraZe TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos (DEIK) warmomadgenlebs Sexvda. DEIK-is warmomadgenlebi saqarTveloSi samuSao vizitiT imyofebian. Sexvedras aseve eswrebodnen aWaris soflis meurneobis ministri laSa komaxiZe, aWaris finansTa da ekonomikis ministri ramaz bolqvaZe, aWaris finansTa da ekonomikis ministris moadgile sulxan xalvaSi da aWaris mTavrobis saerTaSoriso urTierTobebis departamentis ufrosi xaTuna nayeuri. TurqeTis delegacias DEIK-is TurqeT-saqarTvelos biznes-sabWos Tavmjdomare jemal iangini xelmZRvanelobda. Sexvedras aseve eswrebodnen TurqeTis generaluri konsuli baTumSi iasin Temizqani, saqarTvelos saerTaSoriso investorTa asociaciis generaluri mdivani osman CaliSqan (mJavanaZe) da sxva wevrebi. Sexvedraze aRiniSna, rom TurqeTi saqarTvelos umniSvnelovanesi savaWro partnioria. aseve xazi gaesva investiciebisa da turizmis mimarTulebiT regionSi ukve mimdinare proeqtebs da momavalSi amave sferoebSi TanamSromlobis perspeqtivebsac. Sexvedris monawileebma aseve isaubres imis Sesaxebac, rom TanamSromlobis gaRrmavebas saqarTvelosa da TurqeTs biznes-seqtorebs Soris regionis ekonomikuri ganviTarebisTvis udidesi mniSvneloba aqvs. Sexvedraze aWaris mTavrobis

The Chairman of the Government of Ajara Zurab Pataradze met with the representatives of Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), they were in Ajara Region on a working visit. The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Agriculture of Ajara Lasha Komakhidze, the Minister of Finance and Economy of Ajara Ramaz Bolkvadze, the Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy of Ajara Sulkhan Khalvashi and the head of International Relations Department of Ajara Khatuna Nakeuri. The Turkish Delegation was headed by the chairman of DEIK’s Turkish-Georgia Business Council Cemal Yangin. The meeting was also attended by the Consul General of Turkish Republic in Batumi Mr. Yasin Temizkan, Secretary General of International Investors Association of Georgia Osman Chalishkan (Mzhavanadze) and other members. At the meeting it was noted that Turkey is the most important trade partner of Georgia. The investments and tourism were underlined as important spheres of cooperation. The parties underlined that cooperation between Turkey and Georgia are playing an important role for the regional economic development. The Turkish party expressed its gratitude for support of Georgia in events on July 15, at

investiciebisa da turizmis mimarTulebiT. aRiniSna, rom TanamSromlobis gaRrmavebas saqarTvelosa da TurqeTs biznesseqtorebs Soris regionis ekonomikuri ganviTarebisTvis udidesi mniSvneloba aqvs. TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebma madloba gadauxades saqarTvelos mTavrobas, gansakuTrebiT ki premier-ministr giorgi kvirikaSvils im mxardaWerisTvis, romelic gamoxatul iqna 15 ivlisis movlenebTan dakavSirebiT. ganacxada TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos TurqeT-saqarTvelos biznessabWos Tavmjdomarem jemal ianginma.

Sexvedras aseve

daeswrnen TurqeTis elCi saqarTveloSi zaqi levenT gumruqCu, erovnuli sainvesticio saagentos xelmZRvaneli giorgi pertaia da qarTvel da Turq

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Tavmjdomarem zurab pataraZem mwuxareba gamoTqva TurqeTis respublikaSi bolo periodSi gaxSirebuli teraqtebis gamo da TurqeTis xelisuflebisa da xalxis mimarT Tanadgoma gamoxata.n“TurqeTi CvenTvis partniori qveyanaa da mniSvnelovania is proeqtebi,romlebic xorcieldeba dResdReobiT Cvens regionSi. daigegma biznes forumebis gamarTva. Cven maqsimalurad varT dainteresebuli Turqi investorebis SemosvliT Cvens regionSi. ganvixileT mimdinare da momavali proeqtebi. me vfiqrob es Zalian mniSvnelovani Sexvedraa rac xels uwyobs Cvens qveynebs Soris ekonomikuri urTierTobebis ganviTarebas” - ganacxada zurab pataraZem Sexvedris dasrulebis Semdeg.

coup attempt. The Chairman of Ajara Government Zurab Pataradze expressed his sorrow for an increasing number of terrorist attacks which was happened lately in Turkey. “Turkey is the partner country for Georgia and the projects which are under way at the present time in our region are very important. It was planned to hold business forums in both countries. We are interested for entering the Turkish investors in our region. at the meeting they also discussed the current and future investment projects. I think it was very important and productive meeting which encourages the development of economic relations between two countries “- said Mr. Zurab Pataradze at the end of meeting.

saqarTvelos saerTaSoriso investorTa asociaciam TurqeTis ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebs umaspinZla

International Investors Association of Georgia hosted Turkey’s Economic Relations Board Members (DEIK)

2016 wlis 24 agvistos, saqarTvelos saerTaSoriso investorTa asociaciis ofiss, samuSao vizitiT TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos (DEIK) warmomadgenlebi stumrobdnen. stumrebi aWaraSi samuSao vizitiT imyofebian. Sexverda investorTa asociaciis organizebiT gaimarTa, TurqeTis delegacias DEIK-is TurqeT-saqarTvelos biznes-sabWos Tavmjdomare jemal iangini xelmZRvanelobda. Sexvedras aseve eswrebodnen TurqeTis generaluri konsuli baTumSi iasin Temizqani, musiad saqarTvelos, basiadis da baTiasdis warmomadgenlebi da aseve saerTaSoriso investorTa asociaciis wevri kompaniebis warmomadgenlebi. Sexvedraze aRiniSna, rom TurqeTi saqarTvelos umniSvnelovanesi savaWro partnioria. aseve xazi gaesva investiciebisa da turizmis mimarTulebiT regionSi ukve mimdinare proeqtebs da momavalSi amave sferoebSi TanamSromlobis perspeqtivebsac. Sexvedris monawileebma aseve isaubres imis Sesaxebac, rom TanamSromlobis gaRrmavebas saqarTvelosa da TurqeTs biznes-seqtorebs Soris regionis ekonomikuri ganviTarebisTvis udidesi mniSvneloba aqvs. ZiriTadi aqcenti gakeTda saqarTvelodan saqonlis eqsportze. TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos wevrebma madloba gadauxades saqarTvelos mTavrobas, im mxardaWerisTvis, romelic gamoxatul iqna 15 ivlisis movlenebTan dakavSirebiT. „aRniSnul pozicias TurqeTis bizneswreebi didi sixaruliT Sexvdnen. es iyo uprecedento mxardaWera, romelic erTma qveyanam SeiZleba gamoxatos meoris mimarT“ - ganacxada TurqeTis sagareo ekonomikuri urTierTobebis sabWos TurqeT-saqarTvelos biznessabWos Tavmjdomarem jemal ianginma.

On 24 August, 2016, International Investors Association was visited by the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), Delegation was in Ajara for working visit. The meeting was held by the organizing of Investors Association, the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK), headed by the chairman of DEIK’s Turkish-Georgia Business Council Cemal Yangin. The meeting was also attended by the Consul General of Turkish Republic in Batumi Mr. Yasin Temizkan, The representatives of Batiad, Batsiad and Musiad Georgia, and the representatives of IIA member companies. At the meeting it was noted that Turkey is the most important trade partner of Georgia. Also, emphasized the importance of current projects about investment and tourism in the region and future perspectives of cooperation in these fields. Participants of the meeting also talked about the fact of the cooperation between the business sector of Georgia and Turkey has a great importance for the region’s economic development. The sides have discussed plans of future cooperation in Business sphere, Also several issues were discussed at the meeting. Among them were issues on deepening cooperation in economic and trade spheres and the main emphasis were placed on Georgia’s exports. The Turkish party expressed its gratitude for support of Georgia in events on July 15, at coup attempt. “Turkish businessmen met with great joy to this mentioned position , this was unprecedented support that one country may express against another “ - stated the chairman of DEIK’s Turkish-Georgia Business Council Cemal Yangin.

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