Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili met Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev today as part of the trip to Baku on April 26-27.

The two officials discussed new opportunities for economic relations, including in transportation as well as cooperation for stability in the South Caucasus, President Aliyev’s.

In the context of regional cooperation, the Azerbaijani President highlighted with the Georgian top diplomat opportunities for interaction between Tbilisi, Baku and Yerevan in a trilateral format.

Noting that he held very fruitful meetings in Baku, Ilia Darchiashvili said he would spare no effort to contribute to the development of bilateral relations between the two countries. The minister noted that the Georgian side highly appreciates the support of the President of Azerbaijan for the development of bilateral relations.

Noting that this year marks the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Georgian Foreign Minister stressed the need to continue expanding cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on other issues of mutual interest.

In Baku, the Georgian chief diplomat is also set to meet Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov, FM Jeyhun Bayramov and National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova.