Georgia, Azerbaijan discuss economic cooperation

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.