Ali Nagiyev and Grigol Liluashvili
Baku/30.04.21/Turan: The head of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, Ali Nagiyev, paid a visit to Georgia on April 28-29.
During the visit, he had talks with the chief of the Georgian State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili.
The parties discussed the operational situation in the region, improving the fight against international terrorism and transnational organized crime, strengthening the joint fight against the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, expanding the exchange of experience and information.
Nagiyev was also received by the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashlvili.-03В06-
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