GEORGIA AS A TRANSPORT HUB OF THE CHINESE "BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE Cover Image

ГРУЗИЯ КАК ТРАНСПОРТНЫЙ УЗЕЛ КИТАЙСКОЙ ИНИЦИАТИВЫ «ПОЯС И ПУТЬ»
GEORGIA AS A TRANSPORT HUB OF THE CHINESE "BELT AND ROAD" INITIATIVE

Author(s): L. Korganashvili
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Business Economy / Management, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: RS Global Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: Belt and Road Initiative; Silk Road; development; China; Georgia

Summary/Abstract: The belt and road initiative (BRI) put forward by the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping in autumn 2013 is one of the priorities of it’s modern foreign policy. Within the framework of BRI China has concluded agreements on practical cooperation with many countries, including Georgia. For Georgia, BRI is an opportunity to become a land and sea transport hub between Europe and Asia. The overland route combines the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad with the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge across the Bosporus Strait. The sea route serves as an gate to Europe through the ports in Batumi, Poti and Anaklia. The work shows the importance of BRI for the formation of Georgia as a transport hub and the benefits that both countries derive from cooperation under this initiative.

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 22-26
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Russian