Georgian delegation met with World Bank representatives

Within the framework of strategic partnership in the education sector, a Georgian delegation is visiting the United States of America. Today, Minister of Education of Georgia Tamar Sanikidze, Deputy Minister Giorgi Sharvashidze, First Deputy Minister of Finance Giorgi Tabuashvili, and other members of the delegation met with Alberto Rodriguez, World Bank Education Sector Director, Christian Aedo, Lead Education Economist, and other World Bank representatives.

 At the request of the Government of Georgia, World Bank experts are involved in the development of the education strategy. At today's working meeting, the parties agreed to expand cooperation with the World Bank and make the World Bank's participation in refining the financial aspects of the strategy more intensive.

On the same day, working meetings will be held at the US Senate and the Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF).

Meetings are scheduled for the coming days at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development, and the US National Science Foundation.  The delegation will also visit New York, where meetings will be held with university representatives as well as private foundations interested in cooperating with Georgia in the fields of education and science. 

The visit of the Georgian delegation to Washington, D.C., New York, and Chicago is organized by the US Department of State and aims to deepen the existing partnership in the education sector between Georgia and the US and outline new directions for cooperation.