2017-05-20
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili held a meeting today with Hani Al-Mulki, the Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
During the meeting, Giorgi Kvirikashvili emphasized the importance the Government of Georgia attaches to the development of friendly and mutually beneficial relations with Jordan.
Special attention during the meeting was paid to ways for enhancing bilateral ties, including economic links.
The Prime Minister spoke of Georgia's advantageous investment environment and the state programs implemented by the Government to ensure rapid economic development, promote production, and encourage investors.
Giorgi Kvirikashvili introduced his Jordanian counterpart to the Georgian Government's four-point reform agenda, with the Jordanian side taking special interest in one of its directions, namely governance reform. The Prime Minister of Georgia assured his Jordanian counterpart of Georgia's readiness to share relevant experience in conducting reforms.
To expand bilateral relations even further, the parties agreed to step up the work of the joint economic commission.
The Prime Ministers also discussed ways to increase tourist flows encouraged by the annulment of visa requirements for Jordanian citizens by the Government of Georgia and direct flights between the two countries. According to the Prime Ministers, equally important role in this process will be played by the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Tourism Cooperation. This document was executed after today's meeting between Giorgi Kvirikashvili and Hani Al-Mulki. The agreement was signed by Georgia's Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Genadi Arveladze and Tourism and Antiquities Minister Lina Ennab of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
Prime Minister's Press Office