BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15. Friendly and fraternal relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia are developing successfully, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said while receiving Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia Shalva Papuashvili, Trend reports.
President Ilham Aliyev noted the importance of Shalva Papuashvili’s participation in a special session of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of National Leader Heydar Aliyev for expansion of relations between the two countries.
The head of state recalled with pleasure his visit to Georgia as well as the Georgian Prime Minister’s visit to Azerbaijan, noting that that these visits saw very detailed discussions regarding the development of bilateral cooperation.
President Ilham Aliyev touched upon the problems faced by Azerbaijan and Georgia in the early 1990s, and emphasized the importance of implementing joint projects. In this regard, the head of state pointed out that the Baku-Supsa oil pipeline had been commissioned as the first project, adding that other projects had been successfully implemented since then.
It was emphasized that both countries today play an important role in ensuring energy security thanks to the implementation of these projects. The importance of the cooperation between Azerbaijan and Georgia for increasing transport capabilities through the Middle Corridor was noted too.