Austria is opening its first Embassy in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi.
For this occasion, the Secretary General of Austria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Michael Linhart, will pay an official visit to Georgia on September 21-22.
While in Georgia the Austrian official will hold bilateral meetings with Georgian officials. He is also scheduled to visit the European Union’s Monitoring Mission (EUMM) field office in Mtskheta.
"The opening of an Austrian Embassy is expected to strengthen relations between the two countries in political, economic and cultural fields,” the Embassy said in a statement.
The opening ceremony of the new Austrian Embassy will take place on September 22, followed by speeches of Ambassador Linhart and the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Gigi Gigiadze, Agenda.ge reports.
