Georgian PM to feature at UN Economic Forum in Baku
Garibashvili will deliver an address at the gathering of heads of government and will also meet Aliyev. Photo: Government Administration
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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.
The Georgian official was invited to the event as a special guest by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, the Government Administration said.
Garibashvili will deliver an address at the gathering of heads of government and will also meet Aliyev.
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.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Sunday said the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili had already planned a working visit to Azerbaijan.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said his Government was interested in “further strengthening” partnership and cooperation with Azerbaijan and Central Asian states by saying the ties would “bring more prosperity and stability” to partners.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday told the Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia in Baku his country was the only state in the South Caucasus region that had free trade agreements with both China and the European Union.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday hailed the “centuries-old” neighbourly relations between their countries in a meeting held during the Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia running in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said the “main goal” of his Government was to “maintain peace, ensure stability and support economic development” in comments at the Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia, running in Baku.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday told the Economic Forum of the United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia the “current geopolitical context” had increased the role of the South Caucasus as an “important transit and logistics” hub.