Azerbaijani President “greatly” appreciates Georgian PM’s efforts to hold meeting between Azerbaijani, Armenian FMs
If all three countries of the South Caucasus “unite their efforts” in terms of energy, transport, security, stability, and border delimitation, the region will be much safer, the President emphasised. Photo via Government Administration
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Thursday said he “greatly” appreciated the efforts of “his friend”, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili for holding a meeting between the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia in Tbilisi in July.
In his address at a panel discussion Eurasia's Middle Corridor: From Pathway to Highway at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Aliyev said he proposed to hold a meeting of Azerbaijani and Armenian officials in Georgia, where the leaders used to “historically” meet, but Armenia was not “ready for this”.
If all three countries of the South Caucasus “unite their efforts” in terms of energy, transport, security, stability, and border delimitation, the region will be much safer, the President emphasised.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday welcomed his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov in Tbilisi, noting his "pride" on the Georgian capital hosting talks between the countries of the region.
Georgian foreign minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday said the government was “actively working” with neighbouring countries and partners both in Central Asia and in the European Union to further strengthen its role as a “strong contributor” to peace and energy security in the South Caucasus region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia was “truly” a “neutral and impartial mediator” between Azerbaijan and Armenia, at a panel discussion Eurasia's Middle Corridor: From Pathway to Highway within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday pledged to proceed with his efforts to mediate for peace in the South Caucasus region in a meeting with Toivo Klaar, the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia.
Toivo Klaar, the European Union’s Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the Crisis in Georgia, on Wednesday highlighted the role of Georgia as a “bridge” in regional relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan as “very important”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Friday said the country’s foreign policy with neighbouring countries was focused on “balanced relations”, with the Government aiming to promote “peace and stability” in the South Caucasus region.
Cooperation between Georgia and Azerbaijan and developments in the South Caucasus region were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Lasha Darsalia and his Azerbaijani counterpart Khalaf Khalafov.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday departed for Azerbaijan’s capital city of Baku to participate in the Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia.
Zurab Pataradze, Georgia’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, on Friday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili would discuss ties between the countries and green energy projects with President Ilham Aliyev during his participation in the Economic Forum hosted as part of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday said his country and Georgia could present themselves as a “united, strategically important team in Europe”, Azerbaijani media outlet Trend.az reported.