Iran, Georgia Set to Resume Trade, Transit

Date: 22 May 2020 - 22:15

News ID: ۷۸۸۶۸

TBILISI, Georgia (Dispatches) - Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development, Abdul-Hashem Hassannia, and Georgia’s Deputy Minister of Economy Economy discussed the latest situation of transit and transportation of goods and passengers between the two countries and explored way to enhance mutual cooperation in a virtual meeting.
At the virtual meeting, which was also attended by Iran’s ambassador to Tbilisi  Seyyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi, the two sides presented a report on the latest measures taken to comply with health protocols at their borders with neighboring countries after the outbreak of the coronavirus and stressed the need to resume trade between the two countries by creating "green corridors”.
Explaining the measures taken at Iran’s borders with neighboring countries and the effective implementation of health care and services for reopening borders, Hassannia called for facilitating the entry of Iran’s transit fleet into Georgia in compliance with health regulations.
The Iranian ambassador to Georgia also stressed the importance of launching a "green corridor” for the two countries’ trade and transit fleets as soon as possible and called on the two sides to work together to solve the problems of transporting goods, services, and passengers.
Emphasizing the importance of Iran’s status for Georgia in trade and tourism, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Akaki Saghirashvili also referred to recent decisions made by the Corona Virus Coordination Headquarters to gradually reduce restrictions and said that the decision to lift restrictions on tourism and transit would be made in coordination with the country’s ministry of health.