Azerbaijan’s Aliyev arrives in Georgia for state visit

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Georgia on Monday for a state visit, his press service said.

Aliyev was welcomed at Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport by Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Bochorishvili, according to a statement.

During the visit, Aliyev is scheduled to meet Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili and Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

An official welcoming ceremony will be held at the presidential palace, followed by a private meeting between Aliyev and Kavelashvili.

Aliyev will later meet Kobakhidze at the government administration. The talks will be held in both narrow and expanded formats, after which the leaders are expected to make a joint statement to the media.