Bakhtadze: Georgia and Romania need to untap economic potential of Black Sea region

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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze said at the  press briefing with his Romanian counterpart Viorica Dăncilă that political dialogue between Georgia and Romania is on the highest level.

Bakhtadze said Romania is "an outstanding partner" for Georgia, and that the two countries are connected with "special bonds."

The Georgian PM also said that the two countries still need to untap the economic potential of the Black Sea region.

"The Black Sea offers us unique opportunities to play greater role not only in the development of bilateral relations, but also in deepening of our economic relations with other countries," he said, adding that the European and Euro-Atlantic security "cannot be imagined without security of the Black Sea region," Civil.ge reported.

Bakhtadze then stressed the importance of intensified cooperation between Georgian and Romanian ports, "particularly in light of the fact that we are building a deep sea port in Georgia, which will open up entirely new opportunities for economic cooperation."