Turkish Foreign Minister: We are ready to support Georgia in all ways
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Turkish-Georgian cooperation and regional security were high on the agenda at today’s meeting between Georgia’s Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Brussels, Belgium, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO) Ministerial.
Being a NATO member since 1952, Turkey was ready to support Georgia in "all formats” to encourage the country to continue striving for its Euro-Atlantic intentions.
Turkey is Georgia’s ally and partner and we stand by you Georgia to successfully accomplish your integration into Euro-Atlantic structures,” the Turkish official stated.
In response, the Georgian Minister thanked Cavusoglu for his words and practical support and congratulated him on his recent appointment as the Foreign Minister of Turkey for the second term.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has congratulated Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on winning the Parliamentary Elections.
One of Turkey’s largest companies, Calik Holding, is expanding its business in Georgia.
Turkey is a big supporter of charity projects in Georgia and the country will continue to offer financial and expert support now and in the future.
Georgia’s Prime Minister is calling on Turkish businessmen to invest in Georgia and has assured them Georgia has a truly fair, transparent and secure investing environment.
Georgia’s Minister of Corrections is in Istanbul to make sure Georgian inmates have decent living conditions in Turkish prisons.
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has called for Georgia’s accession into NATO during the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland, stating that ‘Georgia needs us and we need an ally like Georgia. So we need enlargement,’ Reuters reports. Cavusoglu stated during the panel discussion that “I don’t understand why we have not invited Georgia or why we haven’t activated the action plan for Georgia to become a member.”