Iran and Georgia joint economic meeting was held in the presence of President of Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kakha Baindurashvili and chairman of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines Mohammad Nahavandian here on Monday, IRNA reported.
President of Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the increase of Iranian tourists' visit to the country and the export of technical services as well as the presence of Iranian investors there.
The Chairman of the Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines for his part welcomed the development of ties between the two countries.
The official called visa cancellation, economic reform, decrease of administrative corruption and facilitation of custom rules and regulations in Georgia as positive, adding that joint investments in the completion of infrastructures and trade services can help the boost of the two nations' ties.
Nahavandian expressed Tehran's readiness to export technical services to the Georgia and in the meantime, to increase investment in the country in different fields of transportation, railroad, food industry, agriculture, animal husbandry, banking and insurance.
The Iranian Ambassador to Tbilisi Majid Saber for his part, asked for the increase of cooperation among Iranian economic activists and the Georgian private sector activists.
130 Iranian and Georgian economic activists attended the joint economic meeting of Iran and Georgia in Tbilisi.
Iran and Georgia have had relations for centuries, although official diplomatic relations between the two nations in the 20th century was established on May 15, 1992.
The beginning of 2010 saw increasing cooperation between the two countries. Agents from Iran's foreign ministry visited Tbilisi in May 2010 to discuss Iranian investment in the construction of a hydroelectric plant as well as Iran's intentions to import electricity from the country. The meeting led to President Mikheil Saakashvili inviting his Iranian counterpart Mahmood Ahmadinejad to Tbilisi.
In late May 2010 Iranian ambassador Majid Samadzade Saber announced that Iran and Georgia intend to lift visa restrictions for travel between the countries. According to the Iranian Ambassador, Iran and Georgia are holding talks on opening an Iranian consulate in Batumi. The announcement was scheduled during Iranian foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki's visit to Tbilisi scheduled later in the month.