Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
The meeting touched on the importance of maintaining peace in the region and its importance for the development of the two countries, in addition to the implementation of transport and energy projects of global importance. Photo: Ministry of Economy.
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Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev today to discuss economic, transport and trade issues.
The meeting touched on the importance of maintaining peace in the region and its importance for the development of the two countries, in addition to the implementation of transport and energy projects of global importance.
Turnava and Aliyev both lauded efficient economic cooperation between the two countries.
In 2018 Azerbaijan was third amongst Georgia’s major trade partners, with $1.09 billion in external trade turnover, accounting for 8.8% of Georgia’s external trade, coming after Russia and Turkey.
See additional information on Georgia’s external trade here.
Azerbaijan was the largest investor in Georgia in 2018, providing 19.5% of investments in the country.
Find additional information about foreign direct investments in Georgia in 2018 here.
Cooperation in the tourism sector was also praised at the meeting.
The second largest share of visits (19.8%) to Georgia comes from citizens of Azerbaijan after Russia, amounting to (19.5%) of total visits, says data from Geostat.
Turnava also met with Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev.
The joint market of Georgia and Azerbaijan is attractive for international investors, for freight turnover and for tourism development. We agreed to jointly present the idea of our transport logistics corridor at international forums in order to demonstrate its importance - we can do so together, rather than separately”, said Natia Turnava at the meeting with Mustafayev.
Turnava and Mustafayev agreed to hold a Georgian-Azerbaijani business forum in the near future to deepen cooperation in the field of energy.
At the meeting Natia Turnava highlighted the third Tbilisi Silk Road Forum scheduled for October 22-23, and expressed her hope that Azerbaijan will be represented at the event by high-level officials.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the Zagulba Presidential Palace in Baku today on her first regional trip as president. Zurabishvili stated that the two countries started a new, independent life together after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The joint commission working on the demarcation of the Georgia-Azerbaijani border resumed its work today. Chaired by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Lasha Darsalia and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Deputy FM Khalaf Khalafov, the Commission held it first meeting in Baku.
Prime Minister Kvirikashvili and President Aliyev discussed topics such as the countries’ strategic partnership, the implementation of joint projects, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project, which plays an important role and creates new opportunities for the region.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is hosting the second Silk Road Forum, which is being attended by around 2,000 honourable guests from all over the world. Today and tomorrow, November 28-29, government representatives and business leaders from more than 60 countries and more than 500 foreign companies are participating in two-day forum.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with Azerbaijani Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov earlier today to strengthen economic ties and to discuss the strategic partnership between Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava met with Malaysian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof earlier today to strengthen economic ties between Georgia and Malaysia.