China Implements Visa-Free Travel for Georgian Citizens
By Liza Mchedlidze
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
At the government meeting, Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze announced that a visa-free travel regime for Georgian citizens will be implemented in China.
The Prime Minister commended this decision as important, highlighting its role in simplifying travel for Georgian citizens to China and creating new opportunities to strengthen political, economic, and cultural relations between Georgia and China. He remarked that this decision represents another tangible outcome of the strategic partnership agreement signed between the two countries last year.
"The People's Republic of China has made a decision to introduce a visa-free travel regime for Georgian citizens. Citizens of Georgia will be able to spend 30 consecutive days in China without a visa. This is an important decision that will make it easier for our fellow citizens to travel to China and will create new opportunities for further development of political, economic, and cultural ties between Georgia and China. This decision is another important practical result of the strategic partnership agreement signed between Georgia and China last year. I congratulate my fellow citizens and I want to thank my Chinese friends and the Chinese authorities for this important decision," said Kobakhidze.
Minister of Economy, Levan Davitashvili, emphasized that China is a key partner for Georgia. He noted that enabling visa-free travel is a very important decision made by the Chinese side.
"This decision will come into effect soon; technical preparations are currently underway. Therefore, our citizens will soon have the opportunity to travel to China without any barriers. Naturally, this will greatly enhance the relations between our countries.
Firstly, it will be very important from the standpoint of trade and the economy, as China is a significant trade and economic partner of Georgia. Many citizens of our country used to travel to China for economic relations, but it was not so easy.
I think that visa-free travel will further facilitate and simplify this process, and there will be more visitors from Georgia to China. This is also related, among other things, to the further promotion of air traffic," Davitashvili stated.
