Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili praised on October 12 his Azerbaijan counterpart Ilham Aliyev for carrying out a policy which will lead Azerbaijan towards success.
Saakashvili was speaking at the opening ceremony of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pumping station in Georgia’s Gardabani district, which was also attended by the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkey.
“We are very glad that processes are developing very well in Azerbaijan and are very happy that Azerbaijan is developing as Georgia would like it to happen. Azerbaijan is becoming a rich state, where a social infrastructure is developing. And I am happy that Azerbaijan has a leader – [representing] hope not only for the Azerbaijani people, but [he] is also a very convenient partner for us, with whom it is very easy to have relations. I am talking about my personal friend Ilham Aliyev and I am talking about the policies which he carries out in order to make Azerbaijan a really successful state,” Saakashvili said.
“This is of a crucial importance for us, because Azerbaijan is our strategic partner. Georgia is not only a friendly state to Azerbaijan but also a state to which [Azerbaijan] can count on,” the Georgian President added.
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