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By Jamila Babayeva

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who arrived in Azerbaijan with an official visit on February 12, has met with Prime Minister Artur Rasizade.

The parties focused on trade-economic and political relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan and emphasized the need to further enhance these ties, Georgian president's official web site reported.

The meeting was held in the format of a working dinner, which was also attended by the members of the Georgian delegations, namely, National Security Secretary, Irine Imerlishvili, majority MPs, Zviad Dzidziguri, Zurab Tkemeladze, Zviad Kvtchantiradze and Makhir Darziev, also the head of the President's Administration, Lasha Abashidze, President's Foreign Relations Adviser Ivane Matchavariani and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Azerbaijan, Teimuraz Sharashenidze.

Following the meeting with the premiere, the Georgian delegation held meeting with Azerbaijani Parliamentary Speaker Ogtay Asadov.

The parties talked about inter-parliamentary cooperation and the need to promote the role of the parliaments. It was also underlined that relations between the Georgian and Azerbaijani friend groups of lawmakers should be also deepened.

Ogtay Asadov guided Georgian president in the building of the legislative government, after which the President signed a book of remembrance of the parliament.

During his official visit to Azerbaijan, Margvelashvili will also visit the Gakh region of Azerbaijan on February 13 and meet with local Georgians. After he will visit the city of Gabala.