Georgian PM, Azerbaijani President discuss cooperation in phone call
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday discussed cooperation between their governments in a phone call. Photos: Facebook pages of Georgian Dream, Ilham Aliyev
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Friday discussed cooperation between their governments in a phone call, the Georgian Government Administration said.
Aliyev congratulated Kobakhidze on his confirmation as the Prime Minister by the country’s Parliament.
For his part, Kobakhidze also extended his congratulations to Aliyev on winning the recent presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
The conversation touched on further deepening the bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
The Georgian Parliament on Thursday approved Kobakhidze, the former Chair of the ruling Georgian Dream party, as the Prime Minister following the resignation of the former PM Irakli Garibashvili.
Nikoloz Samkharadze, the Georgian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chair and the Head of the country’s Parliamentary Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, will participate in the snap presidential election of Azerbaijan on Wednesday.
The cooperation between the legislative bodies of Georgia and Azerbaijan was discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and his Azerbaijani counterpart Sahiba Gafarova.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on Wednesday lauded his country’s "close cooperation" with Tbilisi on both political level and collaborative projects, and highlighted the positive impact of the "mutually beneficial" partnership on Europe while expressing optimism for a further integration of the South Caucasus region.
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.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the newly confirmed Georgian Prime Minister, on Friday signed a decree on the appointment of ministers following the confidence vote in the Parliament on Thursday.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov discussed the existing strategic partnership between the two countries in a phone call, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.