On 11^th of August, 2015. The Secretary General of IIA Osman Chalishkan met with the newly appointed Consul of Iran Hosein Mashhadi. The sides talked about economic, Agriculture, trade and tourism spheres on the introductory meeting. They have discussed plans of future cooperation in Business sphere, Secretary General of IIA provided all the information about IIA and its member companies to Consul of Iran. Also several issues were discussed at the introductory meeting. Among them were issues on deepening cooperation in economic, Agriculture, trade and tourism spheres. The Consul expressed his interest on Iranian investments in Ajara. Also he expressed desire to bring Iranian businessmen to Ajara in order to study the region's tourism potential.  At the end of the meeting the sides have exchanged the gifts and expressed that fruitful business cooperation with General Consul of Iran and International Investors Association will continue in the future.

On 6^th of August, 2015 The Secretary General of IIA Osman Chalishkan met with the representatives of the company “ALETEX “ at the Office of IIA. The introductory meeting was focused on economic and investment environment of the region, particularly in the textile sphere. Secretary General of IIA provided all the information about investment environment of the region. The representatives of “ALETEX” are interested to carry out the investment in the textile field in our region. About this issue the representatives of “ALETEX” met with the Chairman of Ajara Archil Khabadze, visited alternative places for the investment. During the meeting, it was announced that in the first stage a textile factory is planning to employ 350 local staff.

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On July 9-10, 2015 at Sheraton hotel in Batumi Sakpatenti in cooperation with ICC Georgia and GIZ PSD SC  held a conference on the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) to further enhance and develop the IP enforcement mechanisms in Georgia. As the first event of this type in Georgia, the conference will promote and raise public awareness on intellectual property rights, identify public-private sector cooperation areas and opportunities, link various stakeholders. The conference was target a wide array of stakeholders, including: Private companies; Law firms; Government institutions; Enterprise Georgia and GITA; Members of the IP Enforcement Coordination Body; Representatives of the Georgian Bar Association and Business Associations; Judges; Exporters to Georgia; Importers from Georgia; International organizations; International Investors association of  Georgia. Topics that was following:

- Global Intellectual Property Insights and Initiatives;

- The Status of Intellectual Property and Enforcement in Georgia;

- International Examples and Best Practices in Intellectual Property;

- Calculation of Damages (lost profits, profit accounting, hypothetical licensing);

- Provisional Measures/Legislative Measures;

- Border Measures;

- Internal Market Investigation/Experience/Recommendations for Private Sector;

- Panel Discussions for Further Development of IP in Georgia.

The protection of intellectual property is a pivotal requirement for sustainable private sector development. In the light of Georgia’s integration into European market it is crucial to share and discuss the relevant EU and international standards and best practices in the field of Intellectual Property Enforcement.

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