“Development of the Azerbaijan-Georgia relations in the field of economy and energy sector was the key topic of discussions at the 8th International Caspian Energy Forum Tbilisi – 2019 in Georgia’s capital on June 21”, First Deputy Chairman and CEO of the Caspian European Club Telman Aliyev said.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Georgia Fatma Ceren Yazgan, Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Nino Tandilashvili, Mayor of Marneuli Zaur Dargalli, as well as representatives of ministries and agencies representing the economic bloc of the Government of Georgia, delivered keynote speeches at the opening ceremony of the forum.

Representatives of diplomatic and international missions accredited in Georgia, as well as heads of large international and regional companies, international financial institutions attended Caspian Energy Forum Tbilisi – 2019. The event featured plenary sessions which discussed the “Investment climate of Georgia” and “Development of agriculture and tourism of Georgia”. Additional opportunities were provided for the forum participants to work and associate during coffee-breaks and a business lunch.

Caspian Energy Georgia was the organizer of the 8th International Caspian Energy Forum Tbilisi – 2019. The Forum took place under the support of the Government of Georgia, Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Caspian European Club. PASHA Bank Georgia is a sponsor of the forum. Agrotrade state agrarian trade company and UNEC Research Foundation are the partners of the forum.

Telman Aliyev said that starting from September 2019, the Caspian European Club and its Georgian partner Caspian Energy Georgia will begin holding monthly business forums and CEO Lunch Tbilisi events. All the Caspian European Club member companies, operating in 70 countries, will have a unique opportunity to familiarize with investment potential of Georgia, with the conditions that the Government is providing for implementation of business projects in different sectors of economy, as well as to establish close and mutually beneficial contacts with Georgian companies and organizations.

The Caspian European Club, which brings together more than 5,000 member companies and organizations from 70 countries around the world, was established in June 2002 with the support of the largest oil and gas companies working in the Caspian-Black Sea region and with the active involvement of the Caspian Energy International Media Group.