President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili met with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is paying an official visit to Georgia. As the President’s Press Office informs, Salome Zurabishvili spoke about current situation in the region and Georgia’s relations with the countries in the region. On the other hand, the Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China touched upon China's international challenges, relations with the US and Russia.

“Georgia's geopolitical role was emphasized and it was noted that China is a partner of Georgia and it praises the role of Georgia as the hub connecting Asia and Europe. At the meeting the sides also discussed the infrastructure projects and investment environment of Georgia. They talked about Georgia's occupied territories and Russia's aggressive policy and as it was noted by the President of Georgia, Georgian partners should use both bilateral and multilateral formats to urge Russia to fulfill its obligations towards Georgia. They should also use all the meetings to discuss the issues of Georgia's occupied territories at high political level.

Georgia's partners should constantly remind Russia that Georgia's Euro-Atlantic integration is an irreversible process,” the President’s Press Office said.

According to their information, a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation, including the development of trade-economic relations, were discussed at the meeting. The President of Georgia expressed her interest in cooperation as an observer within China - Central and Eastern Europe Cooperation framework (16 + 1 format) and noted that Georgia’s involvement in the format will ones again emphasize Georgia's European aspirations.

“The sides also focused on the development of cooperation within the “Belt and the Road" global initiative,” the President’s Press Office said.

President of Georgia invited her Chinese counterpart to make visit to Georgia.