The Mayor of Kutaisi City Municipality Ioseb Khakhaleishvili and the Deputy Mayor Tamar Dakhundaridze held the meeting with the representatives of the French Development Agency(AFD). In partnership of European Investment Bank(EIB) AFD has been conducting the mission which takes place in the context of Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) in the Eastern Neighborhood.

The guests talked about the projects, which are being implemented in 5 countries (Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Moldova), they also discussed the plan of technical assistance to the targeted Municipalities.

The Mayor informed the guests about the potential of Kutaisi in different directions and current International projects as well, carrying out in Kutaisi . Moreover they talked about the future plans, among them the establishment of Kutaisi as the multi-functional center and the International Logistic Hub (hereinafter “Big Kutaisi”).