Georgian Prime Minister and President of Estonia Open Golf Complex in Tbilisi
President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid, and Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Kvirikashvili, opened a new Golf Complex in Tbilisi yesterday.
The premium class golf club 'The Tbilisi Hills' was created from a $20million USD investment from Estonian companies Skinest Rail, Kaamos Group and Go Group.
“This demonstrates the successful cooperation between Georgian and Estonian businesses” Prime Minister Kvirikashvili said at the opening ceremony of the Golf Club.
“It will be another demonstration of the excellent business climate in Georgia, and we’re very happy that this is an international project,” he noted, adding that the Golf Club was designed by Lassi Pekka Tilander, an acclaimed Finnish architect.
“Our Estonian friends have already invested over $20 million USD in this project, and over the next five to seven years they plan to invest an additional $250 million USD for large scale infrastructure including roads, energy and irrigation systems around the golf club, which will cover more than 57 hectares of land,” the Prime Minister said, stressing that this will create new jobs as well as attract golf enthusiasts to Georgia from all around the world.
“It’s wonderful to be here on this important day. This goes to show that your country has a really positive economic environment.” Kaljulaid said in her speech.
“If this works well, it will act as a guarantee for other Estonian investors that this is the place to be, this is a place to come, this is a place to earn money”, Kaljulaid pointed out while talking about the importance of the project.
“It’s an international venture that is also symbolic; we’re all contributing, we also want to bring European partners with us to contribute to Georgia’s development, and this project works in that direction,” she emphasized.
“I believe in Georgian economic future, in Georgian civil society, I believe in Georgia’s NATO aspirations. We wish you every success; Georgian Businesses, Estonian Business, and Georgia as a country.” Kersti Kaljulaid said in her speech.
By Nino Gugunishvili
Edited by Tamzin Whitewood