Ministry of Economy: Levan Davitashvili and Robin Dunnigan discussed prospects for economic cooperation with the new U.S. administration

Georgia’s First Vice Prime Minister, Levan Davitashvili, and the U.S. Ambassador to Georgia, Robin Dunnigan, discussed prospects for economic cooperation with the new U.S. administration during a meeting at the Ministry of Economy.

The meeting was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Genadi Arveladze, and the Deputy Head of the Economic Section at the U.S. Embassy, Diana Costa, according to information released by the Ministry of Economy.

According to the ministry, during the meeting with the ambassador, Levan Davitashvili spoke about Georgia’s economic priorities and highlighted opportunities that would be significant for both countries in this context.

The parties also discussed the economic priorities outlined by the new U.S. administration and areas of cooperation, including innovation and technology, trade, transport and logistics, the Middle Corridor, as well as investment and collaboration in the energy sector.

As noted in the meeting, Georgia’s first technology hub outside the country is planned to be established this year in San Francisco. Its goal will be to support the internationalization of Georgian startups and their access to global markets, as well as to attract the interest of global technology companies, foreign venture capital funds, and angel investor networks in Georgia’s innovation ecosystem. Robin Dunnigan stated that the U.S. Embassy will actively support this project, which will be implemented jointly by Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Innovation and Technology Agency of the Ministry of Economy.

The sides also discussed the facilitation of trade missions between the two countries. It was mentioned that in the coming months, within the framework of these missions, Georgian companies will visit the U.S., while American companies will visit Georgia. The Ministry of Economy of Georgia and the U.S. Embassy in Georgia will actively support these trade missions, the statement said.