Georgia’s Foreign Minister meets Azerbaijani President in Baku
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Relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan are "truly exemplary”, says a top Georgian official.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze wrote these words on his Twitter page after he met Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev in Baku this afternoon.
Mtg w/@azpresident.Relations btw 2 countries are truly exemplary. We continue 2 strengthen ties & strategic coop. pic.twitter.com/Cmn4OGheoX
— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) March 7, 2016
Janelidze added the two countries were continuing to strengthen ties and strategic cooperation.
Georgia’s Foreign Minister, who took the post in late December, is in Baku for his first official Azerbaijani visit.
Great pleasure to pay my first official visit to the Republic of #Azerbaijan@AzerbaijanMFA#Georgia
— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) March 7, 2016
The Foreign Ministry’s press office said at the meeting with President Aliyev the parties stressed the "increasing potential” of economic cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan.
"The sides discussed the possibilities of planning joint events to better present the potential of the two countries at the international arena,” said the press office in a statement.
The officials also highlighted the role of Georgia and Azerbaijan in implementing the energy and transit projects of international importance.
While in Baku Georgia’s first diplomat was also scheduled to meet Azerbaijan’s Prime Minister Artur Rasizade, Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov and Parliament Speaker Ogtay Asadov.
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