PM: Georgia has great hopes for signing of Azerbaijan-Armenia peace agreement

Azerbaijan and Georgia cooperate in many areas, including energy, transport, logistics, railway and other fields, said Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili in a joint press statement with the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Tbilisi on October 8. 

Garibashvili said the transport cooperation between the two countries focuses also on the development and prospects of the Middle Corridor project, President.Az informs.

"As you know, we work in coordination with Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan so that the project develops successfully. The railway project is being expanded. Highways, seaports – these are all on our agenda. Azerbaijan has started great work together with Georgia. We are also modernizing our railways, and will complete the work by the end of next year. By doing this, we will be able to double the volume of cargo. We will soon start the construction of Anaklia sea port. Its loading capacity will be 100 million tons. At the same time, we will complete the construction of the East-West highway," Garibashvili said.

He added that the security issues, both on regional and global levels, are also of mutual interest for Baku and Tbilisi, given the current tense situation in the region.

"I once again informed Mr. President that we support the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Azerbaijan. We are grateful to Azerbaijan, which, in turn, always supports the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia. We have also confirmed that we have great hopes that Azerbaijan and Armenia sign a peace agreement. From this point of view, our views on the peace agenda in the South Caucasus fully coincide. We do hope that peace in this region will be sustainable and serve the prosperity of our countries, as well as the people of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia," the Georgian premier noted.

Garibashvili said as an impartial partner, Georgia is ready to contribute to Armenia-Azerbaijan normalisation.

"We want to be a mediator in this matter and are ready to offer any friendly format. Our future should be peaceful and stable, and all three countries of the South Caucasus should address regional issues themselves," he stated.