Georgian, Azerbaijani foreign ministers discuss strategic partnership in phone call
The Georgian side once again confirmed its “readiness” to continue its efforts to promote peace and stability in the region. Photo: MFA of Georgia
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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.
The Ministry said the parties “positively assessed” the existing dynamics of high-level cooperation as well as the ongoing processes in the South Caucasus region, with Bayramov congratulating Darchiashvili on his re-appointment to the position.
On his part, Darchiashvili congratulated his counterpart on successfully conducting the presidential elections in Azerbaijan.
He noted the strategic partnership and historical friendship between the two countries would continue and be further strengthened under the new Head of the Georgian Government.
The Georgian side once again confirmed its “readiness” to continue its efforts to promote peace and stability in the region.
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.
Ilia Darchiashvili, the candidate for the post of Foreign Minister of Georgia, on Wednesday highlighted the Government’s commitment to mediate for peace in the South Caucasus region and reintegrate it's own Russian-occupied Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) regions only through peaceful means.
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.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Tuesday said his Government's “major goal” was to ensure “peace and stability” in the South Caucasus region with “friendly” nations of Azerbaijan and Armenia through acting as an “unbiased” mediator to resolve their long-running conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.