I take this opportunity to congratulate you and your government, Mr. Prime Minister, on your achievements. Georgia is developing dynamically, its economic growth is very visible, you have created a very favorable investment environment in the country, and many foreign investors, including Azerbaijani investors, are facing a very good environment, - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who is on a visit to Georgia, stated at the joint briefing with Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze at the government administration.

According to him, 3.6 billion have been invested in Georgia from Azerbaijan, and official Tbilisi and Baku are also thinking about making joint investments in a third country.

“Dear Prime Minister, dear friends, allow me to thank you for the invitation and reception. It is always a great honor to come to fraternal Georgia. I am sure that my visit will give another impetus to the development of our fraternal relations. The issues we have discussed today once again emphasize that Georgia and Azerbaijan are together, imbued with one spirit. Our historical roots give us the opportunity to further deepen bilateral cooperation. It has been this way for centuries and will be so - in friendly, neighborly, fraternal relations we are developing as independent, sovereign countries and successfully developing our region. I take this opportunity to congratulate you, Mr. Prime Minister, and your government, on your achievements. Georgia is developing dynamically, its economic growth is very visible, you have created a very favorable investment environment in the country and many foreign investors, including Azerbaijani investors will have a very good environment to build on this success, further contribute to political stability, economic growth.

You are the guarantor that the policy of the Georgian government will develop for the benefit of the Georgian population. We are glad that these relations will develop further consistently and dynamically. In all international organizations, we both support each other's territorial integrity, sovereignty and inviolability of our borders, it has been so from time immemorial and will be so in the future. We have made great achievements in the economic sphere. Before my visit, I reviewed the materials and statistical data of Georgia, our cooperation. Billions of dollars are being spent in the country, the growth is impressive, the data of the first quarter give us hope for this. By the end of the year, we will exceed several billion, the investment climate allows us to do this, the business environment allows us to increase investments even more. 3.6 billion have already been invested in the Georgian economy from our country, and today we talked about new opportunities, new investment projects, both in Azerbaijan and Georgia, and perhaps we will consider simultaneous and joint investments in third countries. We talked about this - scale, regional security, the current situation," said Ilham Aliyev.

For information, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Georgia today. He has already met with Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.