Through July 19-21, 2011 Dr. Hani El-Mulki, Minister of Industry and Trade of Jordan along with the government and business delegation paid a visit to Georgia. In the frames of the visit a business forum was organized at Batumi Sheraton hotel opened by Dr. Hani El-Mulki, Minister of Industry and Trade of Jordan and Vera Kobalia Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia. The opening was followed by signing an MOU between Georgian National Investment Agency and Jordan Investment Board. The organizers of the Georgia-Jordan business forum were Georgian National Investment Agency together with the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the event partner was Georgian Employers Association.
The main goal of the visit was to explore the investment climate in the country, have B2B meetings with local businessmen and plan future cooperation. During the business forum Jordan businessmen from the fields of construction, energy, commerce, investment, food and wood industries had a chance to meet their counterparts and exchange information. The Georgian side presented investment opportunities in the sectors of agriculture and energy as well as general investment climate in the country and particularly for the Ajara region.
In the frames of the visit Jordan government delegation had a meeting with Nika Gilauri, the prime minister of Georgia discussing different ways of cooperation between two countries and how the Georgian government can contribute to fruitful economic cooperation. As for the business delegation they had an opportunity to visit Poti port which is next to the Poti Free Industrial Zone. The delegation also went to Anaklia Free Tourism Zone and saw how fast the tourism and hotel business is developing in the country.
The overall impression of Jordan delegation was highly positive what immediately resulted in concrete actions. One of the companies already established business in Georgia and the subject of interest is exporting a big amount of Georgian honey what will at this stage significantly increase the trade turnover between Georgia and Jordan. Another company is interested in hotel development and its representatives will return to Georgia next week.
