Georgian PM meets Azerbaijani counterpart, Parliament Speaker
Georgian and Azerbaijani Prime Ministers, Giorgi Gakharia and Ali Asadov met in Baku today. Photo: Georgian PM's press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, newly appointed Prime Minister Ali Asadov, as well as the Speaker of the National Assembly Ogtay Asadov during his visit to Baku today.
Meeting with the Azerbaijani officials, PM Gakharia underscored that Georgia and Azerbaijan are “friends and reliable partners and nothing can get in the way of their successful cooperation”.
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan Ogtay Asadov (centre). Photo: PM's press office
The high-level meetings reaffirmed Azerbaijan's strong support for Georgia's territorial integrity, PM’s press office reported. It also stressed that such visits "demonstrate the importance of the strategic partnership" between the two neighbouring countries.
Georgian PM @GakhariaGiorgi is paying a visit to @Azerbaijan. This visit will further enhance time-tested friendship and strategic partnership between our two countries. pic.twitter.com/mf4WqNAyhe
— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) October 9, 2019
Meeting with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev earlier today, PM Gakharia said the “visit will once again show our allies and friends that there are no problems between the two countries which have not been settled in a friendly and brotherly manner.”
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Georgian Patriarch Ilia II has addressed Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Board, Sheik-ul-Islam Allahshuqur Pasha-zade, to mediate with the ‘brotherly nation’ of Azerbaijan to ‘fairly resolve issues’ in David Gareji as current actions by the country [Azerbaijan] regarding two monasteries in Georgia’s 6th century monastery complex David Gareji are ‘absolutely unclear.’
The new prime minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia will visit neighboring countries this month, starting the tour by visiting Azerbaijan tomorrow.