Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili, met with the Minister of Foreign Trade of the United Arab Emirates, Tani bin Ahmed Al Zeiudi.
At the meeting held as part of a working visit to the United Arab Emirates, the sides discussed the prospects for deepening trade-economic relations between Georgia and the United Arab Emirates, strengthening cooperation under the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and developing economic ties between the two countries.
In the context of deepening trade-economic relations between the countries, the importance of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Georgia and the United Arab Emirates was emphasized. It was also noted that work is underway to organize the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the Agreement, alongside which a planned trade mission will be held to increase exports and strengthen trade relations, with the participation of major exporter and seller companies from both countries.
The parties have positively assessed the cooperation between the countries in the trade sector – trade turnover exceeded US$ 430 million in 2025, an increase of 15 percent from the similar period of the previous year. In addition, exports increased by 89%. The meeting noted that the participation of Georgian manufacturers in agro-industrial and other international exhibitions held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi promotes deepening economic ties.
The meeting focused on the implementation of “Eagle Hills” company’s investment of 6.6 billion US dollars in the Tbilisi and Gonio real estate sector, an unprecedented volume in the history of .
The conversation was also about the large investment made in the logistics sector of Georgia – in particular, the “Tbilisi Dry Port” project.
The parties also discussed ongoing and planned projects in the transport sector of Georgia. Among them, the attention was focused on the Anaklia Deepwater Port, which is being developed by the Georgian Government under the so-called “Landlord” model, and on the modernization of Georgian Railways, for which there will be an investment of 1 billion GEL this year, and on the new Vaziani Tbilisi airport.
Deputy Ministers of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Genadi Arveladze and Irakli Nadareishvili, as well as Georgian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Giorgi Janjghava, participated in the meeting.
