2017-04-22
After the face-to-face meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister and the First Vice President of Iran, negotiations between the two countries continued in a broader format.
The main topics discussed included the development of transport and transit corridors, including the Persian Gulf-Black Sea corridor, and cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture, and banking.
The Iranian side expressed readiness to cooperate with Georgia in the energy sector, including electric power exchange and providing Georgia with Iranian natural gas.
During the meeting, the parties paid special attention to the importance of developing economic ties and agreed to hold the next meeting of the Georgia-Iran Intergovernmental Economic Commission in Georgia, this coming summer.
The conversation also involved bilateral cooperation in the fields of agriculture and phytosanitary and interaction in the sectors of culture and science, innovations and high technology.
After the wide format meeting, memoranda of understanding were signed between the Ministries of Sport and Youth Affairs, Agriculture, and Environment Protection of Georgia and Iran, and agreements between the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology of Iran and Georgia's Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. On behalf of Georgia, the documents were signed by Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Gakharia, and Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection Gigla Agulashvili. In addition, several agreements were signed between private sector representatives of Georgia and Iran.
Prime Minister's Press Office