Irakli Kobakhidze, Prime Minister of Georgia met Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan today.

The meeting focused on the strategic partnership between Georgia and the Republic of Azerbaijan, as well as prospects for further deepening cooperation across various sectors.

The parties highlighted the positive dynamics in the development of bilateral trade and economic ties and emphasized the role of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in this context. The Georgian side reaffirmed its readiness to host the next session of the commission in the near future.

The leaders of the two countries also discussed global and regional geopolitical challenges and once again underlined the importance of peace for the sustainable and stable development of the region. The meeting also addressed regionally significant projects jointly implemented by Georgia and Azerbaijan and their role in strengthening connectivity.

Following the meeting, a package of agreements in the energy and transport sectors was signed by and between the two countries, including: A 20-year intergovernmental agreement on the main terms of electricity supply and transit between Georgia and Azerbaijan; A 20-year extension of the 2003 agreement on the purchase and sale of gas from Azerbaijan, which guarantees the security of social gas supply.

The documents were signed on behalf of Georgia by Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili and on behalf of Azerbaijan by Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov and Minister of Energy Parviz Shahbazov.

A protocol of the bilateral coordination council was also signed, according to which the new section of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will become fully operational. The document was signed by Mariam Kvrivishvili and Azerbaijan`s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev.

Under the agreement reached between the parties, daily passenger railway service between Tbilisi and Baku will resume from May 26 after a six-year pause.

Irakli Kobakhidze,Prime Minister of Georgia and Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan attended the document signing ceremony.