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President Aliyev receives Georgian interior minister

21 May 2013 16:57 (UTC+04:00)
President Aliyev receives Georgian interior minister

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received on May 21 Georgia`s Minister of Internal Affairs Irakli Gharibashvili, AzerTac state news agency reported.
The minister conveyed greetings of Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili to the Head of State. Mr. Gharibashvili said it was his first visit to Azerbaijan as a minister, noting his country attaches special significance to strategic partnership with official Baku. He expressed confidence that Georgia`s new government would make every effort to boost and deepen strategic partnership and friendship relations between the two countries. Mr. Gharibashvili said Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili made one of his first visits to Azerbaijan, describing it as a vivid evidence of the level of the bilateral relations.
President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan and Georgia share ancient historical ties, friendship and fraternal relations. The Head of State said he was pleased with endeavors by the new government of Georgia to further expand friendship and strategic partnership ties with Azerbaijan.
The Azerbaijani leader said he would spare no efforts to further strengthen these relations, and advance them.
With regard to cooperation between law enforcement agencies, President Ilham Aliyev stressed significance of bolstering fight against crime and promoting exchange of information.
The Head of State expressed his gratitude for the greetings of Bidzina Ivanishvili, and asked Mr. Gharibashvili to extend his greetings to the Georgian Prime Minister too.

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