Georgian PM, Azerbaijani Education Minister review cooperation
The officials also expressed their willingness to further deepen the existing “fruitful” ties in the field and reviewed “successful” partnerships between higher education institutions. Photo: Government Administration
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Relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan and prospects for further deepening the partnership were discussed on Friday between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Emin Amrullayev, the Azerbaijani Minister of Education.
The meeting focused on the importance of the bilateral agreement on cooperation in education and science, signed last year between the sides, the Government Administration said.
The officials also expressed their willingness to further deepen the existing “fruitful” ties in the field and reviewed “successful” partnerships between higher education institutions.
Bilateral and multilateral cooperation involving professional educational institutions from the two countries were also noted in the discussion.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hailed the “very important, historical” projects implemented with Azerbaijan, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the Black Sea Strategic Submarine Electricity Cable projects, noting the relations between the countries have been “tested by time” and “at the highest level”.
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Cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan in various directions and at the parliamentary level was discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and the Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov.
Relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan and “fruitful” cooperation in energy, transport, trade and other fields were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Citizens of foreign countries who have received full general education in Georgia will be able to continue their studies at higher educational institutions without passing the unified national exams.