Source: Kuwait TimesAug.迷你倉新蒲崗 05--KUWAIT -- Kuwaiti tourist numbers to Georgia grew tenfold compared to last year, said Levan Nijaradze, Consul and Counselor of the Georgian Embassy in Kuwait as he announced direct flights to Georgia starting next week. FlyGeorgia, a new, privately owned and controlled airline will offer full-service flights to a number of destinations in Europe, Middle East and South Asia. FlyGeorgia aims to connect Georgia with the world and support the development of tourism, economic growth and popularization of the country. "It was the very reason why we have to accommodate FlyGeorgia to serve our growing numbers of visitors and give them the best Georgian experienced," he said.FlyGeorgia will commence flights in the next few days to encourage more Kuwaiti and expatriate visitors. "Imagine, if you only have KD 470, you can enjoy at a four-star hotel in Georgia for up to seven days," he beamed. According to Nijaradze, expatriates with six months' valid residency in Kuwait can also visit Georgia without a visa. "Kuwaitis are not required to get any visa for Georgia. They can come and stay up to 160 days without a visa. Expats here can also visit with the same privilege as long as they have six months' valid residency here. We want to welcome the world to Georgia," he added.The Georgian Consul General also lauded Kuwait-Georgia bilateral relations. "We have been very active since we opened the embassy in 2006 promoting our interests in the region. This is the center of our political relations since Kuwait was the first country to welcome us. So from here we handle services for other GCC countries, although we have now opened an embassy in Qatar," he said. He said Kuwait and Georgia have signed memorandums of understanding in terms of protecting investments and tourism and are currently in talks with foreign ministry officials here for the visit of the foreign minister. Nijaradze also迷你倉出租mentioned a Georgian team of archeologists is based in Kuwait to restore archeological sites and discover new ones.Georgia held parliamentary elections in 2012 where the world witnessed a peaceful of transfer of power. A new government led by Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili came to power with a clear mandate to ensure peace and stability through deeper Euro-Atlantic integration, deepening Georgia's democracy, strengthening the rule of law and unlocking Georgia's economic potential. Over the last few months, Georgia has taken concrete steps to implement a mandate across these broad areas and organizing them as part of an effort to demonstrate that Georgia is finally ready to take its place in the Euro-Atlantic community of nations and be a constructive regional and international partner and friend.Nijaradze also acknowledged several changes and reforms within the government in an effort to finally join NATO and EU. "We have been very focus on joining the EU because we can benefit from it tremendously," he said. "The current situation of EU right now is not our primary concern as it cannot affect a small country like us. But being in the EU can help our country a lot in many areas." He also encouraged Kuwaiti businessmen to set up businesses in Georgia as they are the most easiest country to deal with in terms of investment."We have a team of people already talking with Kuwaiti agencies with regards to investment. In fact, many have already expressed their desire to work with us and many are in Georgia now to invest," he added. Nijaradze noted that they are establishing links with Russia to continue talks on the 20 percent of their territory which is partially occupied. "We are ready for dialogue with Russia. We want peace," he said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Kuwait Times (Safat, Kuwait) Visit the Kuwait Times (Safat, Kuwait) at .kuwaittimes.net/ Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉
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