During the official visit to Georgia, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov met with his Georgian counterpart Tamara Beruchashvili. A press confernce was held after thne meeting.
According to Georgian media, Mammadyarov said that the meeting discussed issues related to cooperation in the political, transport and energy sectors, as well as in tourism. Speaking about regional cooperation, Mammadyarov said that projects such as the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars formed the basis and perspectives of cooperation. Armenia was left out of these strategic projects because of its aggression against Azerbaijan.
The Georgian Minister noted that these projects are of particular importance for the economy, the independence, and the future of Georgia. At the joint press conference Beruchashvili expressed a desire of Tbilisi to participate actively in the project of the Southern Gas Corridor. She also noted the importance of trilateral cooperation between Baku, Tbilisi and Ankara in the field of security and energy.
The two ministers stressed that the country supports the territorial integrity of each other. -02D-
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