Azerbaijan topped the list of Georgia’s trading partners by exports in the first quarter of 2020, accounting $145.2 million from the total export, Georgia’s National Statistics Office has reported. The share of the top ten trading partners by exports in the total exports of Georgia amounted to 78.1 percent. The …
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Georgia, Finland need closer cooperation in tourism
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili talked on the phone with President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, Trend reports referring to Georgian president’s press service. The heads of state spoke about the coronavirus-related situation in Georgia and Finland and remote education process, as access to education in a crisis situation is very important. The president …
Read More »Georgia can use conditions of COVID-19 crisis to help economic recovery
Georgia can use the conditions created by the coronavirus crisis to help in the process of economic recovery, said Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, Trend reports citing Georgian media. “This crisis should be an opportunity for our country’s economy, and the Georgian economy should emerge even stronger from this crisis. We may …
Read More »Georgia allocates funds for health program to manage COVID-19
Georgia has allocated 89.9 million lari (about $28.09 million) for the implementation of a health program for 2020 to manage COVID-19, Trend reports citing Georgian media. Quarantine facilities, except for the Abastumani Lung Center, will receive not more than 100 lari ($31.26) per day for each patient. The services provided by the …
Read More »Azerbaijan Georgia’s top electricity exporter in Q1 2020
Azerbaijan was the main electricity provider to the neighboring Georgia in the period of January-March 2020. Thus, Azerbaijan supplied 402.8 million kWh to Georgia of the total 744.2 million kWh exported to the country in the first quarter of 2020, Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO) of Georgia has reported. Azerbaijan’s …
Read More »First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva thanks Georgia for projecting Azerbaijan`s national flag at Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower
On her official Facebook page, First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva has expressed gratitude to Georgia for projecting the national flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan at Tbilisi TV Broadcasting Tower. “I express sincere gratitude to Georgia, with which we are united by historical good-neighbor relations! Supporting each other in difficult moments …
Read More »Georgian President expresses gratitude to President and people of Azerbaijan
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili has expressed her gratitude to Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and the people of Azerbaijan for the solidarity in the fight against coronavirus. “Tonight, the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku is lit up in the colors of the Georgian flag. Thank you, President of Azerbaijan for …
Read More »Azerbaijan, Georgia suspend customs checkpoints on border
In line with the new temporary rules applied by Azerbaijan, all checkpoints on the Georgian customs border (Red Bridge, Lagodekhi, Samtatskaro and Mtkvari) will be closed for individuals for two weeks as of April 7, Georgian media reported citing the Georgian Department of Revenue. This applies to Georgian citizens and foreigners, as …
Read More »Seven new cases of coronavirus reported in Georgia, total number of cases stands at 195
Georgia has reported seven new cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the total number of cases to 195, according to Agenda.Ge. Of the 195, 39 have recovered, while two have died. As of now there are 152 active cases of the virus inside the country. 4,708 people are under quarantine …
Read More »Georgian Foreign Ministry issues statement on illegal “elections” held in Nagorno-Karabakh
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia reaffirms its support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan and does not recognize the so called presidential and parliamentarian elections held on March 31, 2020 in Nagorno-Kharabkh,” says a statement issued by the ministry. “Georgia supports exclusively peaceful …
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