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By Jamila Babayeva

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul in Tbilisi, which hosted the trilateral summit of the presidents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey on May 6, AzerTag state news agency reported.

The meeting stressed that the friendly and fraternal relations between the two countries were developing successfully in all areas.

The presidents noted the importance of the global projects being implemented by the two countries. It was indicated that the Tbilisi summit served to further expand the relations between the two countries and peoples. The sides emphasized the contribution of bilateral relations to regional cooperation.

The heads of state also exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, regional and international affairs.

President Aliyev further met with his Georgian colleague Giorgi Margvelashvili.

The sides noted that relations between the two countries were developing successfully and pointed to the importance of this relationship in terms of regional cooperation.

The presidents highlighted the importance of the joint large-scale projects implemented by the two countries for the region and the world.

The parties emphasized the importance of the Tbilisi summit and expressed their confidence that bilateral relations would continue to develop successfully.

During the visit, President Aliyev also met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.

The sides expressed their satisfaction with the successful development of bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia and pointed to the progress of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of energy, transport, etc. The parties also expressed their confidence that the relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia would continue to expand.

President Aliyev's working visit to Georgia ended on the same day.