BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 16
Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
The Georgian government will do everything possible to involve Western investors in the Anaklia project, said Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Natia Turnava, Trend reports via Georgian media.
As Turnava said, the project is important for Georgia economically, strategically and politically.
"The Association Council will give us an opportunity to discuss the Anaklia project. Based on the instructions of Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili, we have resumed work on searching for an investor and preparing a tender for the port of Anaklia. We will share this information with our European partners. One area of our discussion is more connections across the Black Sea, more transportation services, including the strengthening of port infrastructure. We will do our best and Western investors will join this project", Turnava said.
According to her, this is very important for Georgia economically, as well as strategically and politically.
The Anaklia Development Consortium won a state tender to construct the port and signed a deal with the government in 2016 with TBC Holding as its principal partner, but has faced problems in attracting the $2.5 billion in funds needed to construct the port.
Construction of Anaklia Deep Sea Port started in 2017.
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