The Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Kvirikashvili arrived in Baku on an official visit.
The official statement of the Azerbaijani side about the aims of the visit and its program has not been announced.
In turn, the administration of the Georgian government reported that Kvirikashvili will be received by President Ilham Aliyev.
In addition, he is scheduled to hold talks with the Azerbaijani Prime Minister Artur Rasizade.
The Georgian government delegation also includes the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy, Kakha Kaladze and the Deputy Foreign Minister, Giga Gigiadze.
Recall that two days ago the Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov visited Tbilisi and met with Kvirikashvili, discussing the issues of cooperation in the political and economic fields. -02D-
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