Austrian President: ''I am glad that a memorandum of relations has been signed between Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Tyrol''

"As a Tyrolean, I am especially glad that a memorandum of relations has been signed between Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti and Tyrol," Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen said at a joint press conference with Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili.

We would like to remind you that last week, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Austrian Federal Land of Tyrol and the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region. The agreement was signed by Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti State Representative Giorgi Guguchia and the Governor of the Federal Land of Tyrol Gunter Platter.

The Memorandum of Understanding aims at cooperation between the parties in the fields of economy, tourism, culture, education, sports, civil security. As well as sharing experiences. Holding joint forums and entrepreneurial exhibition-fairs, meetings of entrepreneurs and elaboration of joint projects. According to the memorandum, partnership cooperation will be established between Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region and Tyrol federal land municipalities.

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region and the Federal Lands of Tyrol became possible within the framework of the visit of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Austria Ketevan Tsikhelashvili to the Federal Land of Tyrol. The document was signed by the Governor of the Federal Land of Tyrol during Tsikhelashvili's visit.