Georgia: The Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Tamar Ioseliani, held a meeting with Singapore Ministry of Transport Permanent Secretary Lau Pit Meng. The meeting was held within the framework of the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly in London.
Deepening cooperation between Georgia and Singapore on maritime digitalisation, green ports development, and sustainable transformation – the sides put special emphasis on this issue at the meeting. In addition, pay attention to security systems, hydrographic services, human capital development, and innovative projects.
“It was a fruitful meeting; we discussed several important issues. On our part, we will emphasize the importance of the Middle Corridor as a key transport-logistics route connecting Asia and Europe, and Georgia in its development process. We welcome sharing Singapore’s experience in port efficiency and logistics optimization,” Tamar Ioseliani said.
According to the Deputy Minister for Economy and Sustainable Development, the meeting with the Permanent Secretary of the Singapore Ministry of Transport also discussed deepening cooperation in the field of civil aviation, including direct inter-country flights.
Tamar Ioseliani focused attention on growth dynamics and market diversification in the Georgian civil aviation sector. As he noted, according to the data for 9 months of this year, a record number of flights were completed at Georgian airports – the number of regular flights amounted to 22,125 flights, and the number of charter flights – 6,556.
“During the meeting, we also discussed the progress of important, large infrastructure projects, such as the new Vaziani International Airport and the Anaklia Deepwater Port, and their role in increasing connectivity between the countries,” noted Tamar Ioseliani.
In addition, according to the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Georgia is ready for a long-term partnership with Singapore, which will promote digitalisation, green development, security, and maritime innovation.
As Tamar Ioseliani notes, Georgia is implementing complex digital reforms, including the development of the Maritime Single Window and the Port Community System. According to him, Singapore’s experience in creating a fully integrated digital port ecosystem is particularly important to Georgia.
“Georgia attributes great importance to our cooperation and sees a strong potential for deepening the partnership, especially in conditions when the country is undergoing significant reforms in the maritime sector,” said Tamar Ioseliani while speaking to her Singaporean colleague.
