Economy Minister Turnava: ‘Azerbaijan remains one of Georgia’s main trading partners’
During the meeting with her Azerbaijani counterpart Mikayil Jabbarov, Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava noted that Azerbaijan remains one of Georgia’s main trading partners. Photo: moesd.gov.ge.
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The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava is paying an official visit to Azerbaijan.
During the meeting with her Azerbaijani counterpart Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister Turnava noted that Azerbaijan remains one of Georgia’s main trading partners.
In the first ten months of 2021 bilateral trade increased by 16%, while exports to Azerbaijan increased 22%. Azerbaijan is a particularly important market for Georgian exports”, Turnava said
Turnava and Jabbarov also stressed the importance of Georgia-Azerbaijan-Turkey trilateral cooperation.
We, the three countries [Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey], have many large joint regional projects in the fields of oil, gas, and railway connections. This is a great opportunity to exchange once again views on how to make our mutual economic cooperation even more fruitful, and to establish more contacts between Georgian and Azerbaijani businesses”, Turnava noted.
The Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov also spoke about the importance of Georgian-Azerbaijani trade and economic relations in various fields. He said both countries need to deepen their economic relations.
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Georgian and Azerbaijani Prime Ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Ali Asadov have pledged to deepen their countries’ economic ties at the inter-governmental economic commission session held in Baku earlier today. PM Garibashvili said Azerbaijan is not only a friend and a neighbor of Georgia, but one of the main strategic partners as well.
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