Georgia and Uzbekistan hosted the 11th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation on October 12, 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mariam Kvrivishvili, and the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of Uzbekistan, Laziz Kudratov.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia shared the highlights of the meeting on its official Facebook Page on Monday, October 12, 2026. The Georgian Ministry also shared a small note about the meeting along with the photographs.
During the meeting, the parties discussed existing economic relations between the two countries:
- prospects for deepening trade and economic potential,
- and issues regarding cooperation in the fields of logistics, transport, investment, and tourism.
The Deputy Minister Mariam Kvrivishvili highlighted a new initiative. She stated that there is significant interest in Georgia becoming an integral part of the new China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan transport route.
She noted, “I would like to point out a very important new initiative that Georgia has emphasized: we have a strong interest in Georgia becoming an integral part of the new China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan transport route and continuing to play a key role in connecting these countries with Europe and other markets. We believe we will achieve tangible results in this regard, especially given the significant investments we are making in the development of transport and logistics networks.”
“Unprecedented investments are being made in Georgia’s railways to modernize the system, enabling the country to increase its existing freight capacity from 15 million to 29 million tons by 2029,” noted Mariam Kvrivishvili.
The 11th Georgia-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Economic Commission proved highly productive, resulting in concrete decisions on how to deepen trade and economic relations between the two countries.
