On January 16-20 of 2011, the Prime Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri, paid a working visit to Abu-Dhabi. On January 17, the fourth World Future Energy Summit dedic.jpg "The Prime Minister of Georgia visits the United Arab Emirates")
ated to the ways of getting pure energy was held in Abu-Dhabi.
The summit was officially opened by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon. While giving his speech at the summit, the Prime Minister, Nika Gilauri, emphasized hydroenergetic potential of Georgia: "We focused on hydroenergetic potential of Georgia. Today, we export electric energy to all our neighboring countries: Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Armenia. There is a significant potential to attract more investments from these countries," declared Nika Gilauri. Officials of different countries delivered speeches at the summit: President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Nigeria, .jpg "The Prime Minister of Georgia visits the United Arab Emirates")
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of Senegal, Abdoulaye Wade, Prime Minister of Portugal, José Sócrates Carvalho, President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, Princess Victoria of Sweden and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg.s The Prime Minister of Georgia, Nika Gilauri met with the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon face to face in Abu-Dhabi. The issues of the meeting were the occupied territories of Georgia and human rights. "The main issue was the current situation at the occupied territories in Abkhazia and South.jpg "The Prime Minister of Georgia visits the United Arab Emirates")
Ossetia. We discussed the process of Geneva negotiations as well, that is very important for this process in general and for relations between Georgia and Russia. Support of the UN is surely of great importance for Georgia. At the last meetings .jpg "The Prime Minister of Georgia visits the United Arab Emirates")
and the last summits, the UN has expressed its support towards Georgia and its territorial integrity which is also very important. Decree adopted by the UN with respect to refugees is also of significant importance that was supported by the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon himself and accordingly, this support will last in the future," declared the Prime Minister of Georgia after the meeting with the Secretary General of the UN. Within the framework of the visit, the Prime Minister of Georgia met with the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Al Maktoum, the Minister of foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Minister of Higher Education, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan.
Prime Minister Press-Service