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Uzbekistan is considering participating in the construction of the Anaklia port in Georgia — MIPT
As Spot previously reported, on July 2, Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Georgia on a state visit and met with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
Uzbekistan has studied the possibility of participating in the construction project of the Anaklia deep-water port and placing infrastructure in Georgian ports, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade reported.
On July 3−4, an Uzbek delegation led by Transport Minister Ilkhom Makhkamov and Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade Laziz Kudratov visited Georgia’s transport infrastructure — the ports of Anaklia, Poti and Batumi, as well as the Poti Free Industrial Zone.
Special attention was paid to the Anaklia deep-water port, which is being built on Georgia’s Black Sea coast. After construction is completed, it will be able to receive all types of vessels and become an important link in international routes, including within the China — Kyrgyzstan — Uzbekistan corridor.
«During the study of Anaklia, attention was paid to the possible participation of the Uzbek side in the creation of Georgia’s largest deep-water port», — the MIIT statement said.
In Poti, the delegation reviewed the activities of enterprises in the free industrial zone and considered the prospects for placing warehouse and terminal infrastructure for Uzbek cargo.
In Batumi, members of the delegation visited Batumi Sea Port and Batumi International Container Terminal, where they discussed the organization of transportation of Uzbek export-import cargo to European and Latin American countries, according to «Uztemiryulkonteyner».
Following the visit, promising areas of joint work were identified: the development of agreements and the formation of a consortium involving Uzbek companies are planned.
Earlier, Spot reported that Uzbekistan will increase supplies of goods through Georgia’s Poti and Batumi ports.
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