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Azerbaijani PM Ali Asadov Arrives in Georgia for Economic Cooperation Talks
Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov has arrived in Georgia for a working visit, where he will co-chair the 11th meeting of the Georgia-Azerbaijan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation.
Georgian Dream Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mariam Kvrivishvili, welcomed Asadov at Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport.
According to Georgia's Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the commission meeting will focus on key issues in bilateral trade and economic cooperation, including energy, transport and investment.
Kvrivishvili said the talks would also cover regional projects in which cooperation between the two countries plays an important role, particularly within the framework of the Middle Corridor.
Asadov is accompanied by a delegation that includes Azerbaijan's ministers of economy, energy, digital development and transport, and science and education.
Volski Says Banning Opposition Parties Is Necessary to Prevent Crisis
Gia Volski, First Vice-Speaker of Georgian Dream-led Parliament, has defended the potential ban on opposition parties, arguing that some groups pose a threat to Georgia's future.
Speaking to journalists, Volski said banning an opposition was undesirable if it genuinely represented political opposition. However, he argued that parties allegedly seeking to drag Georgia into a conflict with Russia should be banned.
Volski accused these groups of keeping the country in constant tension and said their statements had already translated into actions that threatened Georgia's security. He claimed that some parties were advocating economic and military confrontation with Russia under the pretext of supporting European integration.
He described a ban as the only viable solution, while criticizing the use of indiscriminate punishment, physical confrontation, intimidation and imprisonment as an alternative. Volski added that it was regrettable that groups he accused of working against the country's future presented themselves as political parties.
