Azerbaijani PM arrives in Tbilisi to participate in Silk Road Forum
Georgian Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Georgian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors welcomed Asadov at Tbilisi International Airport. Photo: Government Administration
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Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov on Wednesday arrived in Georgia to participate in the fourth edition of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum, set to run in the Georgian capital between Thursday and Friday.
Georgian Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Georgian and Azerbaijani Ambassadors welcomed Asadov at Tbilisi International Airport, the Government Administration said.
Up to 2,000 delegates from 60 countries from both governmental and private sectors will attend the Forum to discuss global economic challenges, ways to solve them, and aspects and perspectives of cooperation for connectivity.
Founded by Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, the first edition of the Forum was hosted in Tbilisi in 2015.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday hosted his Azerbaijani counterpart Ali Asadov and the country’s delegation at the official dinner, during their official visit to Georgia.
The “positive” development of relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan creates a “stronger” foundation for deepening partnership cooperation, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said on Thursday in a meeting with Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov in Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday said Georgia and Azerbaijan would contribute to making the South Caucasus more stable through their “exemplary partnership”, stressing the “common goal” and “desire” for achieving stability in the region.
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov on Thursday said relations between Georgia and his country had reached the level of “strategic partnership” in recent times, in comments made during his ongoing visit to Tbilisi.
Nikol Pashinyan, the Prime Minister of Armenia, on Thursday arrived in Tbilisi with his delegation to open the fourth edition of the Silk Road Forum hosted in the Georgian capital along with counterparts from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Montenegro and the Vice President of the Asian Development Bank.
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov on Thursday told the opening event of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum the development of port infrastructure and growth of civil cargo transportation would contribute to increasing the role of Azerbaijan and Georgia as both countries played an important transit role between Europe and Asia.
The “strong, strategic partnership” between Georgia and Azerbaijan and “the centuries-old good neighbourly relations” were discussed on Thursday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Azerbaijani counterpart Ali Asadov.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told the opening event of the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum the country had a “worthy place” in Europe and “deserved” the European Union membership candidate status.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted hosting his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts Ali Asadov and Nikol Pashinyan at the fourth edition of the Silk Road Forum, an event featuring more than 2,000 delegates and guests from up to 60 foreign states in the Georgian capital.