Azerbaijani PM highlights Georgian counterpart’s efforts in regional peace talks
Asadov also thanked Garibashvili for a “high-level” hospitality at the Forum. Photo: Government Administration
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Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov on Friday acknowledged talks for peace and development in the South Caucasus region organised by the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at the ongoing Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
Asadov also thanked Garibashvili for a “high-level” hospitality at the Forum.
Thanks to the Government of Georgia. [...] I would like to thank the Prime Minister and the organisers once again for their high-level hospitality”, the visiting official told his Georgian counterpart.
The Azerbaijani PM on Thursday told the opening event of the 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.
Dritan Abazović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, on Thursday congratulated his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili for bringing together the Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
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.
Dritan Abazović, the Prime Minister of Montenegro, on Thursday congratulated his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili for bringing together the Prime Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia at the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum.
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.
Nikol Pashinyan, the Armenian Prime Minister, highlighted the importance of peace at the ongoing Tbilisi Silk Road Forum by stressing it would be “very complicated to build any bridge” without it, and adding the South Caucasus region was in need of a “lasting peace”.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Georgian Parliament, on Friday said Tbilisi had “great desire” for the “friendly and neighbouring” countries of Armenia and Azerbaijan to sign a peace deal in their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government was “interested” in ensuring “lasting peace” in the South Caucasus region and was committed to facilitate related talks between neighbourly Azerbaijan and Armenia, before hailing “excellent ties” with both nations in his address at the Paris Peace Forum panel discussion.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the world was “in need of peace-making and peace-loving leadership”, which he said would ensure stability and prosperity to the people, in press comments following the Paris Peace Forum panel discussion.
Georgian and Armenian Prime Ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Nikol Pashinyan on Friday discussed the “fruitful” bilateral ties after signing an agreement on upgrading them to a strategic cooperation in Tbilisi earlier during the day.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted his office had “consistently advocated” for establishment of “lasting peace and stability” in the South Caucasus region, in a Tbilisi press briefing with his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan.