The next meeting of the foreign relations committees of Azerbaijan's, Turkey's, and Georgia's parliaments will be place in Shusha, according to Milli Majlis (Parliament) chair Sahiba Gafarova. The importance of trilateral connections among the foreign relations committees of each of the three nations was underlined in the meeting.
Azerbaijani National Assembly Speaker Sahiba Gafarova visited Georgia on April 19th. Bilateral relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan, as well as the regional situation amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were discussed with the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili.
Both sides highlighted the importance of strengthening political, economic, and cultural ties between Georgia and Azerbaijan and pointed out that the South Caucasus region needed “peace and stability” in order to achieve its “full potential.”
Sahiba Gafarova also called the two states strategic partners. “Cooperation between two countries is based on a solid relationship. I would especially like to note that at this stage, the relations between parliaments are at a very high level,” Gafarova noted.
In early April, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Kazakhstan signed a quadripartite declaration "On the Trans-Caspian East-West Corridor," which emphasises the importance of using the Trans-Caspian East-West Corridor and outlines steps to strengthen the transit potential of the states participating in the declaration according to a statement from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
“The document also noted the important role of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway line in the development of competitive transport between Europe and Asia, attention was paid to the importance of completing construction works to improve the capacity of the railway line, which will strengthen the railway line,” the statement added. The declaration also highlights the "significant need" for infrastructure investment to improve the quality of transport operations along this route.
In March, Caucasus Watch reported that Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Georgia will create a joint venture to develop the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). This was announced at a meeting of the Operational Headquarters for anti-crisis measures, where the results of the negotiations on the development of the Trans-Caspian international transport route and issues of transportation of Kazakhstani cargo were discussed.
Negotiations were held between representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia to ensure the transportation of Kazakh transit cargo.
Also, in early April Caucasus Watch reported that a Memorandum of Understanding on "Caucasian Eagle exercise of Special Forces" between Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia will be approved, according to the draft law "On approval of Memorandum of Understanding Caucasian Eagle exercise of Special Forces among the Governments of the Republics of Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Georgia," which was included in the agenda of the meeting of the International Relations and ICT Committee.
