Georgian PM-Turkish President Erdogan meet in Ankara, announce strategic council meeting
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It is Gakharia’s third foreign visit abroad as the country’s prime minister. Photo: government of Georgia press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan In Ankara earlier today where Erdogan stated that the meeting of the Georgia-Turkey Strategic Partnership Council will be held in the near future in Ankara.
The council was created back in 2016 to further strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries.
President @RTErdogan met with Prime Minister @GakhariaGiorgi of Georgia at the Presidential Complex. pic.twitter.com/U9ffPTtyRx
— Turkish Presidency (@trpresidency) October 31, 2019
A Georgia -Turkey economic council meeting will also be held in November, on the level of ministers, to further strengthen trade and economic relations,” the government of Georgia press office reports.
Erdogan and Gakharia discussed joint economic projects and cooperation in the fields of logistics and energy.
Black Sea security was also discussed, the press office said.
Erdogan reiterated Turkey’s support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has left for Turkey for a one-day visit to meet with top Turkish officials in Ankara, the government of Georgia press office reports. Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani, Economy Minister Natia Turnava and the PM’s advisor for foreign affairs Irakli Chikovani are accompanying Gakharia.
“We have a big responsibility - it is our history and our ancestors who have made the foundation for the friendly relation between Georgian and Armenian people. I am sure we will carry the responsibility worthily. We, the Georgian government, are ready to work hard for bilateral relations to become even more effective,” Gakharia said.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia says that the Udabno and Chichkhituri monasteries in Georgia’s 6th Century David Gareji monastery complex, which have been closed by Azerbaijani border guards since the beginning of the year, will reopen to Georgian clerics starting tomorrow.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, who has launched his tour with neighbouring countries by visiting Azerbaijan, has told Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev that the “visit will once again show our allies and friends that there are no problems between the two countries which have not been settled in a friendly and brotherly manner.”
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Georgian Economy Minister Natia Turnava has met with Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to discuss Georgian-Turkish trade relations, the potential of Georgian export and the simplification of customs’ procedures at a joint economic committee held in Ankara, Turkey yesterday.
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