President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev held talks with Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze
February 6, 2025
Welcoming Irakli Kobakhidze, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev congratulated him on his reappointment as Prime Minister and wished him further success in his responsible work for the benefit of the prosperity of the Georgian people. The head of state noted the dynamic progress of Georgia in recent years, emphasizing the significant results of the reforms and the impressive economic growth of 9.4 percent.
The President highly appreciated the comprehensive development of Kazakh-Georgian relations. According to him, Georgia is a reliable partner of Kazakhstan in the Caucasus region, with which our country is connected by strong ties of friendship and close historical ties.“Kazakhstan and Georgia effectively interact at various levels, including cooperation between parliaments, governments and state bodies,” Kassym-Jomart Tokayev noted.
In turn, Irakli Kobakhidze expressed gratitude to the Head of State for the warm welcome and emphasized that Kazakhstan was one of the first countries he visited after taking office. As the Prime Minister stated, Georgia is steadily focused on the fruitful development of multifaceted relations with Kazakhstan.
“Strengthening political and economic cooperation is of great importance to us. We are ready to actively support the interests of Kazakhstan in various formats, including multilateral platforms,” he said.
The head of the Georgian government invited the President of Kazakhstan to visit Georgia. The interlocutors paid special attention to increasing the volume of cargo traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route and modernizing the transit infrastructure of the corridor.
During the conversation, they also discussed the prospects for deepening bilateral cooperation in a wide range of areas, including trade, energy, investment, tourism, artificial intelligence and digitalization, as well as current issues on the international agenda and regional security.