Tbilisi hosts trilateral meeting of Georgian-Azerbaijani-Turkish FMs
The meeting will take place at the palace of state ceremonies, the former presidential palace. Photo:mcm.ge.
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A trilateral meeting involving the Georgian, Azerbaijani and Turkish foreign ministers will take place in Tbilisi later today, at the palace of state ceremonies in Avlabari.
It will be the eighth meeting of the traditional format.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry reports that the FMs will discuss an action plan for 2020-2022, including plans for sectoral cooperation.
Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan have signed a new military deal that will further enhance cooperation in the defence field, the Georgian Defence Ministry stated on Sunday.
Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov, Chief of the General Staff of Turkey Yasar Guler, and Chief of the General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces Vladimer Chachibaia have held a trilateral meeting in Baku to discuss the prospects of further military cooperation and regional security challenges.
Georgia will sign a defence deal with Turkey and Azerbaijan within a ministerial event to be hosted in Batumi later this month, following a meeting of Georgian and Turkish defence ministers at a large-scale industry fair in Istanbul earlier today.
Defence agencies of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan will widen cooperation in bid to ensure regional security and stability, following a three-way meeting between defence ministers in Tbilisi earlier today.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has met with Turkish FM Mevlut Cavusoglu, who is visiting Tbilisi to participate in the eighth, trilateral meeting of Georgian, Azerbaijani and Turkish FMs, earlier today. “We value our special relations with Turkey and welcome further strengthening of strategic partnership,” Gakharia has stated at the meeting.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Georgia in May of 2020, Georgian Ambassador to Turkey Giorgi Janjgava stated earlier today.
Georgian, Turkish and Azerbaijani foreign ministers have signed a new, 2020-2022 action plan for sectoral cooperation during the eighth meeting of the trilateral format held in Tbilisi earlier today. The action plan provides steps and actions in all the fields of cooperation between the countries which will benefit the interests of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.