The Republic of Moldova and Georgia can make use of the reciprocal business opportunities, considers the Ambassador of Georgia in Chisinau Merab Antadze, who gave an interview to IPN News Agency on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two states.

”I think that when the investment climate is favorable for potential Georgian investors and investments in Moldova – as for investors from other states – the geographic position close to the European market can be interesting and advantageous as the time needed to transport Moldovan products to the EU common market would be decreased for several times. This is of special importance for many key parameters. The participation by investors from Georgia in implementing transport and infrastructure related projects can also be of special interest,” said the Georgian diplomat.

“As regards the interests of Moldovan investors and their investments in Georgia, according to my deep conviction, investments in the tourism industry of Georgia are surely one of the most advantageous directions given that Georgia became one of the most captivating states, including in the tourism sector, after it developed its tourist infrastructure and owing to the favorable weather conditions.”

Merab Antadze said statistics show that last year Georgia was visited by more than 6 million people. During the next few years, given the development pace of tourism and the implementation of current infrastructure projects in Georgia, it is expected that the figure will double.

The Georgian diplomat noted there are also many other areas that could hold interest for business circles in Georgia and Moldova and the results of the business forum that was held in Tbilisi this April, and which brought together 52 companies and businessmen from both of the states who held negotiations in the first Moldova-Georgia intergovernmental economic meeting, confirm this.