Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on November 11, 2024, within the framework of the 29th UN Climate Change Conference (COP29), which is taking place in Baku (Azerbaijan). According to Irakli Kobakhidze, the leaders discussed industry cooperation and further deepening partnerships in various projects, with a special focus on energy and energy security.
“One of the important topics we talked about was energy and energy security. We are connected by very important strategic projects, and we are also working together to further deepen cooperation in this direction, including within the framework of the “Middle Corridor” initiative,” said the head of the Georgian government. The leaders of the two countries also emphasized the importance of security issues in the region and confirmed its readiness to contribute to ensuring peace and stability in the region.
Kobakhidze also noted that Georgia pays great attention to environmental protection. “This is one of the most important challenges for us. At one time, we wrote appropriate guarantees at the level of the Constitution, which are related to ecology, environmental rights, rights in the field of environmental protection, and, of course, we will talk about our experience with our partners,” the Prime Minister said.
