Georgian president says Armenia–Azerbaijan tensions nearing end

The tense situation between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus is approaching a resolution, Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili said during a joint briefing with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić in Belgrade. 

Kavelashvili noted that the South Caucasus remains one of the key regions linking East and West. He said Serbia would also gain significant opportunities from emerging regional transport and connectivity corridors, adding that closer ties between Georgia and Balkan countries would be maintained through the Black Sea, Caliber.Az reports, citing local media. 

This, he said, would allow both sides to expand the range of issues included in their bilateral agenda.

Vučić, in turn, highlighted Georgia’s important strategic position, pointing to its access to the Black Sea and its borders with Russia, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, and Armenia.

The Serbian president also said that strategic negotiations on signing a free trade agreement between Serbia and Georgia would begin in the near future. In addition, he announced plans to open a Serbian embassy in Tbilisi in the coming period.

By Sabina Mammadli