Prime Minister of Georgia met Kazakh Delegation led by Yerzhan Kazikhan, Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Foreign Affairs.

Dignitaries discussed the close partnership relations existing between Georgia and Kazakhstan, along with prospects of future cooperation. Special attention was made on the trade and economic cooperation and significance of the 11th Session of Intergovernmental Economic Commission of Kazakhstan and Georgia to be held in Tbilisi in the nearest future within this context.

It was noted at the meeting that trade volumes in the first three months of the current year and past year have been sharply increased, though as the Head of Government of Georgia noted, huge potential exists in parallel with the positive trend towards further boosting the trade and economic relations. Significance of effective deployment of the transit potential of Georgia and the wider region of South Caucasus has been underlined. Also, it was noted that Georgia welcomes Kazakh investors. Discussions were also related to prospects of future cooperation in the fields of agriculture and transport.

Irakli Garibashvili expressed his gratitude to the Kazakh side for supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and for the non-recognition policy. He reiterated the commitment of the central authorities towards a peaceful conflict resolution policy.

Current military activities witnessed in Ukraine were also discussed. It was noted that Georgia is supporting Ukraine in the political and diplomatic manner, inter alia within the vital international formats, thereby providing humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.

At the meeting reference was made to the fact that 2022 is a special year in the bilateral relations of Georgia and Kazakhstan, as the nations are celebrating thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations.