The Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Mariam Kvrivishvili, will participate in the ministerial meeting on the Global Green Freight Corridors Initiative (GGFCI) held in Antalya, the Republic of Turkey, within the framework of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31).

The event is organized by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

In a roundtable format, the ministers will discuss the Global Green Freight Corridors Initiative, which was initiated by Turkey. In cooperation with the UNECE and the ESCAP, it aims to create a new coordination platform that will facilitate the sustainable development of international freight transportation and the reduction of its environmental impact.

The initiative envisions cooperation among countries, international organizations, financial institutions, and the private sector. One of its important directions is the development of green infrastructure in international transport corridors, the utilization of clean energy and innovative technologies, the development of digital and multimodal connections, as well as facilitating the attraction of investments for green projects.

Within the framework of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31) Mariam Kvrivishvili, along with the Ministers of Energy of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Turkey, will sign the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the Field of Clean Energy between the Governments of Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, and Turkey.