The Lebanese-Georgian Chamber of Commerce: Our goal is to enhance investment opportunities despite crises
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With the aim of creating new investment opportunities for Lebanon, especially in difficult times in the Lebanese economy, the World Council for Business and Trade, in cooperation with the Georgian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, organized the International Business Forum launched in Georgia, which lasted for 3 days in the historic hall in the Biltmore Hotel, which was the former parliament days Soviet Union in Tbilisi.
The conference was attended by representatives of the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Agriculture, in addition to the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and other official bodies that unanimously and praised through the official participants the role of the Georgian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce in activating trade and investment relations. Businessmen and investors from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, Latvia also participated. India, the United States and Cyprus in addition to a number of other countries.
Hikmat Abou Zeid, Vice President of OMT and Honorary President of the Georgian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, considered that this forum comes as a continuation of the activities started by the Chamber in the past, and thought that there is a national responsibility that “makes us seek to create new markets for Lebanon, especially to get out of the crisis.” He added:
“We came to restore the wheel of life to the bilateral relations between Georgia and Lebanon. We came out of a sense of national responsibility that obliges us not to give up. Today we seek to export Lebanese creativity in all fields: fashion and clothing industry, culture, information technology, theater, Lebanese wine, and Lebanese ethnicity. Food, food industries, and Lebanese cuisine.
Abu Zeid concluded by saying: International conflicts are increasing today, and with them are growing challenges. War threatens Europe. We, as a Chamber of Commerce, consider that there is no salvation except by seeking to achieve peace and stability in all countries… and this is the entrance to growth, economy, and prosperity.”
Consul of Lebanon in Georgia, President of the Lebanese-Georgian Chamber of Commerce and the World Council for Business and Trade Dr. Anastas Murr considered in his speech that over the past seven years, we have moved from one event to another but also from one achievement to another: real estate, investments, trade in goods and services, food and beverages, and travel initiatives Tourism is among the many initiatives that we have undertaken and facilitated. We have a new partnership with many companies and upcoming projects in real estate, renewable and eco-friendly energy, agriculture, and tourism. He also thanked the honorary president of the Chamber, Hikmat Abu Zeid, for his efforts and his role in contributing to the success of the forum.
The opening ceremony was followed by meetings that lasted for two days, during which Lebanese business people met with their Georgian counterparts with official and governmental support and presence. The conference also sought to find new investment horizons for all who participated in it.
It is worth noting that this is the second conference organized by the Georgian-Lebanese Chamber of Commerce, which comes as a continuation
