Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries visit Batumi Port

Foreign Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, paying a visit to Georgia on the occasion of the first meeting of foreign ministers of Georgia and Central Asian countries, visited Batumi Port alongside Georgian FM Maka Botchorishvili and inspected the terminal infrastructure.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ivane Abashidze, Director of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, briefed the guests on the operations of Georgia’s seaports, existing transit capabilities, and ongoing and planned infrastructure projects.

“Particular attention was paid to the strategic importance of Georgia as a transport and logistics hub connecting Europe and Asia, as well as to the role of the country’s seaports in the development of the “Middle Corridor.” The strategic significance of the Anaklia deep-sea port was stressed,” the MFA said.