"Lietuva is a devoted friend and supporter of Georgia and it protects our national interests within all international formats,” Mamuka Bakhtadze, Prime Minister of Georgia, said whilw summarizing his official visit to the Republic of Lithuania today.

The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the Lithuanian officials and noted that very productive meetings have been held with the Prime Minister and President of the Republic of Lithuania.

"We have bilateral relations in a lot of directions, which are advancing rather actively. Trade volumes are increasing year by year, though we believe that additional potential still exists in this area. Hence, Inter-Governmental Economic Commission will convene soon to try and identify new prospects of economic cooperation and to find a better utilization of the current links between the two countries. Lietuva has very striking success in the area of innovations and establishment of an eco-system in support of start-ups. We are making first steps towards this end and Lietuva is actively encouraging us in this area as well," added the Prime Minister of Georgia.

According to Mamuka Bakhtadze, it is very gratifying that number of tourists is increasing year by year. Prime Minister of Georgia is convinced that increased inflow of tourists in and between the two countries will be further supported by direct air flights between Tbilisi and Vilnius, which is scheduled to commence this year.

"Support enjoyed daily by Georgia from Lietuva is truly instrumental. Lietuva is an active supporter of our country within the European institutions and NATO. We have a new action plan and initiatives to make Georgia further more successful in its integration into Europe and Euro-Atlantic space. Naturally, support of Lietuva is of paramount importance. We were once again assured of this demonstrated support today and I wish to express my tremendous gratitude to our friends for this" concluded the Prime Minister of Georgia.

The Prime Minister of Georgia also focused on the meeting held with students of the Vilnius University and noted that an interesting and thorough discussion was held at one of the oldest universities of Eastern Europe with its very rich traditions. Prime Minister of Georgia interacted with Georgian and Liethuanian students, who are studying Georgian language.