OFFICIAL NEWS
SPEECH OF PRESIDENT OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV
Dear Mikhail, dear Sandra!
Dear friends!
We have been staying in Tbilisi since this morning, have held a lot of important meetings, discussed a lot of issues. I think the most important is that we have made sure once again how close our people are, how high is a level of mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation between the Presidents.
Very warm, friendly and brotherly relations with President of Georgia began since our very first meeting. Wherever we meet, we always find time to exchange views and discuss important issues. This indicates once again how close our countries are. Since the very fist minutes of staying in Georgia, I felt great respect and hospitality.
First of all I am gratitude to the President, and all our Georgian
brothers for the hospitality shown to me and our delegation.
Our countries are experiencing complicated period of development. The independence which our ancestors fought for, and which was lost, has been re-established, and the task of new generation is to strengthen and develop it. Both countries suffered from aggressive separatism, and I am sure they will find the way out, and the territorial integrity of Georgia and Azerbaijan will be restored.
I very warmly recall President Mikhail Saakashvili’s visit to Azerbaijan in March when the people of Azerbaijan became familiar with the new Georgian leader who won the sympathy of Azerbaijanis.
We are very happy that so high level of mutual understanding and support exists today between our countries and leaders.
I want to raise a glass to prosperity of Georgia, brotherly Georgian people, and wish all the population of Georgia happiness, well-being, to President of Georgia, dear Mikhail, to esteemed Sandra, to you dear friends. Cheers.