The Foreign Minister of Georgia highlighted the "immense importance" of the strategic partnership with Azerbaijan in a press conference with her counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov during her first official visit to Baku in the capacity.

Maka Botchorishvili underlined the "enduring friendship" between the people of the nations as the "foundation" for their cooperation.

"It is a great honour for me to pay my first official visit to Azerbaijan, to Baku, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. The strategic partnership with Azerbaijan is of immense importance to Georgia. Behind this partnership stands a strong and historic friendship between the Azerbaijani and Georgian people.

This visit reflects the intensity of our partnership, which extends across political, economic, and cultural domains. Our collaboration today is stronger than ever.

Tomorrow [January, 17], the Prime Minister of Georgia will visit Baku to participate in the 10th session of the Economic Commission. This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss critical issues and reaffirm the robust agenda shared by our countries.

Once again, I would like to invite you to Georgia. It is very important for us to maintain an active and intense dialogue at the level of foreign ministers. I am confident that our friendship will contribute to further strengthening relations between our countries.

Both Georgia and Azerbaijan play significant roles in the [South Caucasus] region. The strong ties between our countries not only benefit us but also serve as a stabilising factor in addressing the challenges our region faces today", - said the Georgian Foreign Minister.

She also emphasised the economic partnership between the two nations, calling Azerbaijan "one of Georgia`s most important economic allies": "It is truly a pleasure to note that Azerbaijan is among Georgia’s top five economic partners. This partnership is of great importance, and I hope that our cooperation will continue to grow stronger".