PM Kobakhidze: Strategic partnership with China yields concrete results, with trade turnover up 21% in 2025 and 45% in early 2026

“Regarding foreign policy, we are doing our utmost to strengthen cooperation in our neighbourhood. We had highly significant visits to our neighbouring countries during the reporting period: Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkey,” Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze announced during his annual report to Parliament.

The Head of Government noted that a particular emphasis is being placed on Central Asia and developing cooperation with the countries of the region.

“This is of fundamental importance for strengthening our economic potential as well as our political resources. Naturally, we will continue to work actively in this direction. The progress achieved with China during the reporting period was highly significant. A few days ago, we signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement with China, marking a new milestone following the initial formalisation of our strategic partnership.

These steps yield concrete, tangible results, both strengthening our political partnership and driving substantial economic progress. In 2025, trade turnover between Georgia and China increased by 21 per cent, while in January-April 2026, it grew by 45 per cent compared to the same period last year. During January-April, exports of Georgian goods to China tripled. Furthermore, the number of Chinese visitors to Georgia grew by 44 per cent in 2025 and by 49 per cent in the first quarter of the current year compared to the corresponding quarter of last year. This is a strategic partnership and a comprehensive strategic partnership that brings concrete results,” the Prime Minister stated.