Cooperation, friendship with China crucial: Georgian PM

STORY: Cooperation, friendship with China crucial: Georgian PM SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024 & File DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Tbilisi CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Irakli Kobakhidze speaking at the ceremony (April 23, 2024) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRAKLI KOBAKHIDZE, Georgian Prime Minister 3. various of the tunnel (April 23, 2024) 4. various of the project (File) 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRAKLI KOBAKHIDZE, Georgian Prime Minister 6. various of street view of Tbilisi (File) 7. various of Georgia (File) 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRAKLI KOBAKHIDZE, Georgian Prime Minister STORYLINE: Cooperation and friendship with China are crucial and the strategic partnership with China has already led to tangible results, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): IRAKLI KOBAKHIDZE, Georgian Prime Minister "(With) the visa-free regime that has been introduced between China and Georgia for our citizens mutually, we have direct flights between

Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia

STORY: Major China-built road tunnel completed in Georgia SHOOTING TIME: April 23, 2024/Archives DATELINE: April 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Tbilisi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of aerial shots of the project (file) 2. various of the completion ceremony 3. various of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze addressing the ceremony 4. various of the project STORYLINE: The China Railway Tunnel Group completed a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Georgia on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. During a ceremony marking the completion, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the tunnel, the longest in the country, will help facilitate winter travel for residents in mountainous areas and boost cargo transportation. Kobakhidze

GEORGIA-KVESHETI-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

GEORGIA-KVESHETI-CHINA-BUILT ROAD TUNNEL-COMPLETION

(240424) -- KVESHETI, April 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze speaks during a ceremony marking the completion of a major tunnel on the Kvesheti-Kobi road section in Kvesheti, Georgia, April 23, 2024. The China Railway Tunnel Group completed this tunnel on Tuesday, significantly boosting the country's connectivity. The tunnel, located in northern Georgia, includes a 9,000-meter-long main tunnel and emergency tunnels. With its operation, travel time on the Kvesheti-Kobi road segment will be reduced from one hour to 20 minutes. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)