The Prime Minister of Georgia is paying an official visit to the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
During his meeting with his Georgian counterpart, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands emphasized the strong support for Georgia"s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The sides discussed the security challenges as well as the grave humanitarian situation on the occupied territories of Georgia.
Prime Minister of the Netherlands called the visit of the Georgian colleague historic and noted that it was a confirmation of the high level relations between the countries.
“Your visit is truly historic, as we are hosting the Prime Minister of Georgia for the first time in the format of a bilateral visit to the Netherlands. Your visit is a proof that the relationship between our countries has never been at such a high level. This is especially true in our trade relations. The Netherlands is one of Georgia"s largest trade partners, while we are on the second place in terms of investments. We absolutely believe in the future of your country. We believe in the solid macroeconomic stability of your country, the growth of its economy and its reforms. We are confident that stability will provide opportunities to further develop our trade relations in the coming years, including in the agrarian sector… The Kingdom of the Netherlands has been sending agrarian trade missions to Georgia for five years and is ready to share experience with Georgia in various areas in the future too, if needed”, - said Mark Rutte.

"This is the first high-level visit of the Georgian Prime Minister to the Netherlands and the first visit by me as a head of government to an EU member state. We discussed the occupation of Georgian territories. We also talked about our country"s progress towards Euro-Atlantic integration. We consider the Netherlands an important partner in this direction. We are also grateful for the Netherlands" involvement and support in the implementation of the NATO-Georgia substantial package. We also discussed issues of economic cooperation. We are pleased that the number of tourists has significantly increased from the Netherlands to Georgia,” – said Giorgi Gakharia.