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Georgia to step up agricultural cooperation with China

Xinhua, May 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday met visiting Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu on agricultural cooperation.

The two sides emphasized the importance of deepening trade and economic relations between the two countries, especially expanding the cooperation in agriculture, according to the Georgian PM's office.

Garibashvili thanked China for its aid involving granting equipment for irrigation systems and agricultural melioration in Georgia. Before the meeting, the ministers of the two countries signed a joint action plan for cooperation in the agriculture sector.

China is the third largest trading partner and No.1 investor for Georgia in 2014. The two countries have vowed to further enhance their all-around cooperation in the construction of the " Silk Road Economic Belt" in the future. Endite