29/07/2023
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in Chengdu. The Prime Minister is in China to attend the opening ceremony of the 31st World University Summer Games and pay an official visit to China.
President Xi Jinping emphasized that Mr. Prime Minister values China-Georgian relations and actively promotes cooperation with China, for which I highly appreciate. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Georgia 31 years ago, political mutual trust between the two sides has been continuously strengthened and cooperation in various fields has achieved significant results. China is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. During your visit to China, the two sides will issue a joint statement, jointly announcing the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Georgia. The two sides should use this as a new starting point, insist on planning the relationship between the two countries from a strategic height and a long-term perspective, promote the healthy and stable development of the strategic partnership between China and Georgia, and provide assistance for the development and revitalization of both countries.
Xi Jinping emphasized that China and Georgia should closely interact between governments and political parties, strengthen exchanges of governance experience, understand and support each other on issues involving each other's core interests, and be good friends and partners who respect and trust each other and treat each other equally. The two sides should carry forward traditional friendship, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in various fields, and promote people-to-people connectivity. China is willing to work with Georgia to give full play to the role of mechanisms such as the intergovernmental economic and trade cooperation committee between the two countries, the joint committee of the free trade agreement, etc., to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. China welcomes Georgia to expand exports of high-quality products to China and encourages Chinese companies to invest and develop businesses in Georgia.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the Communist Party of China has always been concerned about the future of mankind. In the face of the world's major changes of a century, I have put forward global development, global security, and global civilization initiatives, with the aim of maintaining the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and promoting the solution of peace and development issues faced by mankind. China is willing to work with Georgia and the international community to jointly address global challenges and build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Prime Minister Garibashvili said, I am very pleased to attend the opening ceremony of the Universiade in Chengdu and visit China, this is a historic visit. Thank you to China for its valuable support to Georgia for a long time, respecting Georgia's sovereignty and independence, and Georgia firmly pursues the one-China policy. Georgia highly values its friendship and cooperation with China, attaches importance to China's important role in international affairs, supports President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road initiative, global development initiative, global security initiative, and global civilization initiative, and will actively participate in implementation. Upgrading Georgia-China relations to a strategic partnership will bring more opportunities for Georgia and is of great significance. Georgia hopes to expand and deepen cooperation with China in various fields such as economy and trade, to bring more benefits to the people of the two countries.
