Open AccessГРУЗИЯ КАК ТРАНСПОРТНЫЙ УЗЕЛ КИТАЙСКОЙ ИНИЦИАТИВЫ «ПОЯС И ПУТЬ»
Author(s) -
Larisa Korganashvili
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
european journal of intelligent transportation systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2657-4225
pISSN - 2657-4217
DOI - 10.31435/rsglobal_ejits/30112018/6219
Subject(s) - china , work (physics) , bridge (graph theory) , political science , economy , geography , business , international trade , engineering , law , economics , mechanical engineering , medicine
The belt and road initiative (BRI) put forward by the President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping in autumn 2013 is one of the priorities of it’s modern foreign policy. Within the framework of BRI China has concluded agreements on practical cooperation with many countries, including Georgia. For Georgia, BRI is an opportunity to become a land and sea transport hub between Europe and Asia. The overland route combines the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railroad with the Yavuz Sultan Selim bridge across the Bosporus Strait. The sea route serves as an gate to Europe through the ports in Batumi, Poti and Anaklia. The work shows the importance of BRI for the formation of Georgia as a transport hub and the benefits that both countries derive from cooperation under this initiative.