President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan received Ilia Darchiashvili, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, according to the Azerbaijani presidential press service.

Pointing to the economic cooperation, the president of Azerbaijan underlined the new opportunities, particularly in transportation. Aliyev said that the two countries have common views on the development of the South Caucasus, pointing out the ample opportunities for trilateral cooperation between Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, especially in the post-conflict period, and affirmed the Azerbaijani side’s readiness for this.

The Azerbaijani leader said that Georgia also shared this position, and expressed hope that “Armenia would realize that this was the only way to establish stability and security in the region.”