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Georgia named special partner of Switzerland

23 January 2015 16:52 (UTC+04:00)
Georgia named special partner of Switzerland

By Mushvig Mehdiyev

OSCE's activity under Switzerland's chairmanship throughout 2014 has been summarized in a meeting between the Georgian and Swiss high-fliers in Davos.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili talked over wide range of bilateral relations with Didier Burkhalter, Swiss President, who also heads the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation.

Garibashvili thanked Burkhalter for the mediation in the relations between Georgia and Russia, informing him about the ongoing discussions under Geneva Talks and negotiations between Georgian and Russian special representatives Zurab Abashidze and Grigory Karasin.

Burkhalter, in turn, said Georgia was a special partner of Switzerland.

The two officials have also focused on the possibilities of deepening the bilateral cooperation, ways of making full use of these prospects, particularly in terms of economic cooperation and investments.

Burkhalter noted that although Switzerland has transferred the OSCE chairmanship to Serbia, Angelo Gnaedinger, Swiss Special Representative for the South Caucasus, will continue the necessary activities in 2015.

Meanwhile, a working group of CVC Capital Partners, one of the largest private equity companies in Europe, will visit Georgia in near future.

Garibashvili and Steven Koltes, Founder of CVC Capital Partners, agreed upon a soon visit of the group to Georgia in Davos under the global business forum.

Following the detailed information about Georgia's business environment, the working group revealed its interest in Georgia's investment field.

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