Georgian president Saakashvili visits Baku

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili is expected to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku as he pays an official visit to Azerbaijan today, according to the Georgian President's press service.

He will on September 14 attend an energy summit in Baku, which will focus on cooperation between Georgia, Azerbaijan and Romania over the transportation of liquefied gas.

"On September 13 the Azerbaijani and Georgian presidents will hold a meeting. Baku will host an energy summit on September 14, which will be attended by the presidents of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Romania," Georgian President's spokesperson Natia Bandzeladze told Azerbaijani news agency Trend.

Energy ministers of the three countries will also meet on today.

The Memorandum AGRI (Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector) was concluded on 13 April 2010 in Bucharest. The project envisages construction of a terminal for gas liquefaction in Georgia and a re-gasification terminal in Romania.