About the visit of Prime Minister of Kazakhstan A.Smailov to Tbilisi

Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Alikhan Smailov and Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili emphasized increasing mutual growth, boosting investment cooperation, and developing transport infrastructure at a meeting on June 23 in Tbilisi, where Smailov arrived on an official visit.

Smailov highlighted the key role of the transit and transport sphere in cooperation because major transcontinental transport corridors pass through the two countries’ territories as the shortest routes from Europe to China and Southeast Asia.

At a press briefing following the talks, the Kazakh Prime Minister paid particular attention to the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), recalling the adopted 2022-2027 joint roadmap for eliminating bottlenecks and developing the corridor.

The parties signed a trilateral agreement on the basic principles of establishing and operating the joint venture between Kazakhstan Temir Zholy and Georgian Railway. This document was signed with Azerbaijani Railroads the day before, aiming to deal with tariff policy and cargo handling and facilitate transportation processes.