The first meeting of the UAE-Montenegro Joint Economic Committee (JEC), which has been concluded in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, focused on laying the foundations for a new start of economic relations between the two countries, in trade, agriculture, investment, food industries, transport, tourism and SMEs in particular.

The delegation headed by Georgian Justice Minister Teya Tsulukiani has arrived on a two-day official visit to Yerevan at the invitation of her Armenian counterpart Hrayr Tovmasyan.

On Monday Azerbaijani Defence Minister Safar Abiyev met with Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania, who is in Azerbaijan on a visit. During the meeting, the ministers discussed Azerbaijani-Georgian relations, the perspectives of military cooperation and the military and political situation in the region.