Georgia eyes new port to expedite Eurasian shipping

Prime minister says nation to launch free trade talks with China

Georgia wants to construct a port to cut shipping time from China to Europe in half, and the nation will begin free trade negotiations with China soon, the country's prime minister said.

Irakli Garibashvili made the remarks in an exclusive interview with China Daily over the weekend. The Georgian prime minister was in China to attend last week's Summer Davos meeting in Dalian, where he met with Premier Li Keqiang.