Luxembourg, 22/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - Georgian Finance Minister Aleksi Aleksishvili and Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Torsten Gersfelt signed a framework agreement providing the basis for EIB's future activities in Georgia, in Tbilisi on 21 June. This agreement will allow the Bank to proceed with the financing of projects of key common interest for Georgia and the European Union, in the areas of transport, energy, telecommunications, and environment infrastructure. The EIB's activities in Georgia will be developed in close cooperation with the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and other International financial institutions operating in the country, including the International Monetary Fund. This extension of EIB activity to Georgia supports the European Neighbourhood Policy. (ol)