BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 25. Today,
Uzbekistan and Georgia discussed strengthening transport
connectivity, including more effective use of Georgia’s Poti and
Anaklia ports, during a phone call between Uzbek President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
This was refected in the statement by the press service of the
Uzbek president.
The sides reviewed ways to expand Uzbek-Georgian strategic
partnership and implement agreements reached during Mirziyoyev’s
state visit to Georgia on July 2-3, according to the Uzbek
president’s press service.
During the July talks, the two countries placed particular
emphasis on transport and transit cooperation, including
expanding the use of Georgia’s Poti and Batumi ports for Uzbek
cargo. The leaders also discussed linking the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars
railway corridor with the future China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan
railway and establishing a logistics hub in Georgia.
In the latest phone call, particular attention was given to
enhancing transport interconnectedness through the efficient use of
Georgia’s port infrastructure, including the ports of Poti and
Anaklia.
The discussion comes as Uzbekistan seeks to expand transport
links connecting Central Asia with international markets and
strengthen access to routes through the South Caucasus. Georgia’s
Black Sea ports provide an important link for cargo moving between
Central Asia, the Caucasus and European markets.
The leaders also discussed increasing bilateral trade and
deepening industrial cooperation as part of efforts to implement
the agreements reached during the Uzbek president’s visit to
Georgia.
Mirziyoyev also congratulated Kobakhidze on his birthday and
wished him good health, prosperity and continued success for the
Georgian people.
