Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated Mikheil Kavelashvili, the ruling Georgian Dream party’s nominee, on his election as Georgia’s sixth President.
In his congratulatory letter, Ilham Aliyev noted the relations between the two countries were “rooted in the will of our peoples, who have historically lived in an atmosphere of friendship and good-neighborliness, always supporting each other”.
“We are pleased to see that our bilateral relations, built on such strong foundations and based on mutual respect and trust, are now developing comprehensively and successfully”, the letter reads.
The Azerbaijani leader also expressed confidence that Baku and Tbilisi “will make joint efforts to further strengthen and expand our interstate relations and strategic partnership, ensuring the well-being of our countries and peoples, the stability and security of our region, and the realisation of its economic potential”.