The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili, Georgia is one of the most important countries and friends of Azerbaijan.

As he stated at the briefing after the meeting with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan is the most important strategic partner for Georgia.

"Mr. President, I welcome the initiative you announced in Prague regarding the creation of a mechanism for a joint tripartite discussion format in the South Caucasus. We also talked about existing economic, energy, trade and transport projects and their importance. Georgia is one of the most important countries and friends of Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is the most important strategic partner of Georgia. We also reviewed important strategic projects implemented by us, which can be said to be of historic importance," said the Prime Minister.

Gharibashvili confirmed his willingness to further strengthen bilateral relations.

"We confirm our full readiness to activate the relationship as much as possible for both current and planned projects. Finally, I would like to recall the words of your father, the national leader of Azerbaijan, a person we respect very much, Heydar Aliyev, who said during his visit to Tbilisi, Georgia: "Azerbaijani and Georgian people are lucky to be able to live as neighbors and have close relations. Our ancestors saw the results of this happiness. Our task is to give eternal life to this tradition and pass it on to future generations." Thank you once again," said the Prime Minister.