Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. The sides discussed Georgian-Azerbaijani relations and strategic cooperation.
The importance of the brotherhood of Tbilisi and Baku, whose memorandum was signed yesterday, was stressed. The leaders hope that the memorandum will further strengthen relations between the two friendly cities and develop cooperation.
"An important agreement was signed. Baku and Tbilisi are brother cities from today; however, the two have always had brotherly and friendly relations. Azerbaijan is a friendly country for me; personally, I have many friends here. I have often visited your capital as the Minister of Energy, and I see it is becoming more beautiful day by day. I want to thank you for the excellent hospitality," said Kakha Kaladze.
At the meeting, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev spoke about the importance of brotherhood between Baku and Tbilisi and noted the personal contribution of Kakha Kaladze to the strengthening of Georgian-Azerbaijani relations.
"Welcome to Azerbaijan. Yesterday you signed a very important agreement for Baku and Tbilisi. There have always been fraternal relations between our countries, people, and this time, the twinning of our capitals is a natural continuation of our brotherhood. There are many beautiful cities in the world, but Baku and Tbilisi are distinguished by their characteristic beauty and culture, with a great deal of attention paid to historical monuments. I know that you are making great efforts to improve Tbilisi, as well as to develop relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia," Ilham Aliyev said.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze is paying an official visit to the capital of Azerbaijan.
