The News in Brief
Wednesday, February 27
President Zurabishvili to pay official visit to Azerbaijan
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili will start her official visit to Azerbaijan tomorrow, February 27.
Within the frameworks of the visit, President Zurabishvili will meet with the President, Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker of Azerbaijan.
Zurab Pataradze, Ambassador of Georgia to Azerbaijan, said that the visit of the President of Georgia will enhance the Georgia-Azerbaijan relationship. He said that Azerbaijan is a strategic partner and friend of Georgia.
"Our political relations, as well as economic, trade, cultural and humanitarian relations are developing dynamically. It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan is Georgia's most important trading partner, it is planned to implement new projects and strengthen investment policy. All these important issues will be discussed by the President and the Azerbaijani side, "- the Ambassador of Georgia said.
Within the frameworks of her official visit to Azerbaijan, President Zurabishvili will meet with Georgian students, with successful representatives of a business sector and the Georgian Diaspora.
The President of Georgia will also visit municipalities of Azerbaijan, including Kakhi, Zakatala and Belakan – where ethnic Georgians are living.
The visit of the President of Georgia to Azerbaijan will end on February 28. (IPN)
4 mln GEL programme to ensure better access to agricultural equipment for farmers
Farmers in Georgia will soon have better access to agricultural equipment thanks to a new programme that the government of Georgia is launching.
The programme will help Georgian farmers purchase agricultural equipment through co-financing.
The budget will be about 4 million GEL (about $1.50m/ˆ1.32m) and the programme carried out by the United Agricultural Project.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said at today’s government meeting that Georgian farmers face a significant deficit of agricultural equipment.
“Accordingly, we have created a new programme the main goal of which is for our farmers to purchase necessary equipment for agricultural activities through co-financing”, said Bakhtadze.
Bakhtadze added that the year 2018 was special for the registered increase in agricultural exports.
“The export of agricultural products totaled $1 billion which means that we have a positive dynamic in the field of agriculture”, he said.
Bakhtadze also said that this achievement is not enough and more programmes supporting agriculture will be launched in the future. (Agenda.ge)
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili will start her official visit to Azerbaijan tomorrow, February 27.
Within the frameworks of the visit, President Zurabishvili will meet with the President, Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker of Azerbaijan.
Zurab Pataradze, Ambassador of Georgia to Azerbaijan, said that the visit of the President of Georgia will enhance the Georgia-Azerbaijan relationship. He said that Azerbaijan is a strategic partner and friend of Georgia.
"Our political relations, as well as economic, trade, cultural and humanitarian relations are developing dynamically. It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan is Georgia's most important trading partner, it is planned to implement new projects and strengthen investment policy. All these important issues will be discussed by the President and the Azerbaijani side, "- the Ambassador of Georgia said.
Within the frameworks of her official visit to Azerbaijan, President Zurabishvili will meet with Georgian students, with successful representatives of a business sector and the Georgian Diaspora.
The President of Georgia will also visit municipalities of Azerbaijan, including Kakhi, Zakatala and Belakan – where ethnic Georgians are living.
The visit of the President of Georgia to Azerbaijan will end on February 28. (IPN)
4 mln GEL programme to ensure better access to agricultural equipment for farmers
Farmers in Georgia will soon have better access to agricultural equipment thanks to a new programme that the government of Georgia is launching.
The programme will help Georgian farmers purchase agricultural equipment through co-financing.
The budget will be about 4 million GEL (about $1.50m/ˆ1.32m) and the programme carried out by the United Agricultural Project.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said at today’s government meeting that Georgian farmers face a significant deficit of agricultural equipment.
“Accordingly, we have created a new programme the main goal of which is for our farmers to purchase necessary equipment for agricultural activities through co-financing”, said Bakhtadze.
Bakhtadze added that the year 2018 was special for the registered increase in agricultural exports.
“The export of agricultural products totaled $1 billion which means that we have a positive dynamic in the field of agriculture”, he said.
Bakhtadze also said that this achievement is not enough and more programmes supporting agriculture will be launched in the future. (Agenda.ge)