Azerbaijan, Baku / Trend corr. S.Ilhamgizi / The Georgian President, Michael Saakashvili, met with local residents of Marneul, a region thickly populated with Azerbaijanis, Alibala Askarov, the leader of the National Movement of 'Geyrat' functioning in Georgia, said to Trend Agency. The President visited a tinned food factory recently opened in Marneul.
We cannot familiarize with all the problems of the population during a short-term meeting. The President should focus his attention on the problems of the population, Askarov said.
More than 284,000 Azerbaijanis reside in Georgia, official resources inform, and 500,000 non-official resources inform.
Azerbaijanis are local residents in 13 administrative regions of Georgia.