Azerbaijani FM, Georgian PM mull cooperation issues

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov, who is on an official visit to Georgia, met with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili Aug. 29.

“The Southern Gas Corridor and the importance of ongoing regional projects in this area were stressed at the meeting,” the Azerbaijani foreign ministry told Trend.

“The active cooperation between the sides was also stressed.”

According to the message, Kvirikashvili informed about the pace of the construction work of the Georgian part of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project, expressing hope for the timely completion of the project.

Mammadyarov stressed that Azerbaijan and Georgia have strategic relations, the message said.

According to the message, the sides discussed the development of trade-economic relations between the two countries and the intensification of the activity of the Intergovernmental Joint Commission.

The importance of implementing joint infrastructure projects and making mutual investments was also stressed, the message said.

According to the message, the attention was paid to SOCAR’s activity in Georgia.

Trend.az