Odessa Oblast is located in the southwestern part of Ukraine. It is an important port, touristic, cultural, educational and industrial region of the country.

Population - 2.3 million.

Administrative Center – city of Odessa.

On September 13, 2013, the Agreement on Trade, Economic, Scientific-Technical and Cultural Cooperation between the Government of Ajara Autonomous Republic (Georgia) and State Administration of Odessa Region (Ukraine) was signed in Batumi.

According to the Agreement, the Parties promote cooperation in the following fields:

• Economy, Industrial Activities and Transport;
• Tourism;
• Agriculture;
• Education, Culture and Sport;
• Healthcare and Social Issues;
• Ecology and Consumption of Natural Resources.

The cooperation established at legislative, municipal and institutional levels played a significant strengthening relations between Ajara and Odessa.