Georgian FM: Azerbaijan plays key role in Georgia’s transit ambitions

Georgia has underlined Azerbaijan’s role as a key strategic partner, highlighting cooperation within the Middle Corridor as central to regional connectivity efforts.

Speaking on May 18 in Baku, Georgian Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili said Tbilisi views its partnership with Azerbaijan as being of “particular strategic importance”, especially in the context of developing the trans-Caspian trade route linking Asia and Europe, Caliber.Az reports via local media.

“Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner for us, especially when it comes to the prospects for developing the Middle Corridor,” Bochorishvili said, adding that recently signed agreements would further deepen bilateral strategic cooperation.

She stressed that strengthening Georgia’s transit capacity remains a key national priority, as the country seeks to consolidate its role as a critical logistics hub along east–west trade routes.

The remarks came during high-level talks in Baku attended by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

During the visit, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev and Georgia’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Mariam Kvrivishvili signed the protocol of the 41st meeting of the Coordination Council overseeing rehabilitation and construction works on the Marabda–Kartsakhi railway section, part of the wider Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway project.

The agreement is expected to support ongoing upgrades to the strategic rail corridor, which is a key component of efforts to expand freight capacity and improve transit efficiency across the South Caucasus.

By Aghakazim Guliyev