Georgia, Azerbaijan discuss economic cooperation
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Georgian Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Giorgi Gakharia is paying a two-day official visit to Azerbaijan.
Meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev today, Gakharia discussed trade-economic cooperation between the two countries and their transit potential.
The energy and transport sectors play important role in our trade balance, however, we have to intensify other directions as well,” Gakharia said.
Georgian Minister of Economy Gakharia said the trade turnover between the two countries has increased this year and this tendency should continue.
Gakharia and Aliyev also believe the two countries should use full potentials of their countries to boost tourism.
Per the preliminary data released today by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat), Azerbaijan has been the number one country to have invested the most in Georgia in the first quarter of 2017.
Georgia attracted $403.3 million in Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017. FDI’s this year were up 3.7 percent from the preliminary data of Q1 2016, show preliminary data released today by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat).
Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze met with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev today during his two-day official visit to Azerbaijan.
Georgia and Azerbaijan are strengthening ties in various fields of economy to enjoy the benefits of tighter cooperation. Economy Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia met his Azerbaijani counterpart Shahin Mustafayev in Baku
Georgia and Azerbaijan are striving to boost tourism numbers with new projects and activities that are planned for increasing tourists flow into the region, improving touristic infrastructure and services.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister and Vice Prime Minister Mikheil Janelidze and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev have agreed to contribute to the growth of trade turnover between the two countries.
Georgia and Azerbaijan marked the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations with a special concert today. In his welcome speech Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze praised long friendship between the two countries.
A Georgian delegation headed by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili will visit Azerbaijan today. After an official welcoming ceremony at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, the Georgian Prime Minister will be hosted by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev says that the investment climate in Georgia is the best. Aliyev hosted Georgia's Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili in Baku today. At the meeting Aliyev highlighted some of the fields where Georgia and Azerbaijan have been cooperating successfully.
The Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Artur Rasizade has confirmed his country’s commitment to further deepening its strategic partnership with Georgia.
Georgian Business Ombudsman Irakli Lekvinadze has met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Georgia Dursun Hasanov to speak about deepening Georgian-Azerbaijani business relationships today.