Georgia’s Black Sea town of Batumi will host the inaugural investment forum of the Eastern Partnership on July 11.
The event will bring together some 400 participants from the European Union and the six countries of the Eastern Partnership (Eap) – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Prime Ministers of Georgia and Estonia Mamuka Bakhtadze and Juri Ratas will deliver opening remarks at the forum.
Hosted by Hilton hotel in Batumi, the international forum aims to attract more European investment to Georgia and other Eastern partner countries.
The participants will discuss a number of issues at three separate sessions, focusing on energy, infrastructure, agriculture and trade.
The inaugural investment forum will be held along with an international conference in Batumi devoted to the 10thanniversary of Eastern Partnership.
Speaking of international importance of the upcoming conference, Irakli Chikovani, Strategic Communication Advisor to the PM Bakhtadze said Georgia is the leading EaP country.
Chikovani said the conference will set further ways for making Georgia “even more European country” ready for eventual EU membership
He said with its visa and free travel agreements with EU, Georgia has done a lot in the last ten years. Therefore, the relations between Georgia and the EU have never been so high.
