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Turkish Foreign Minister: We are ready to support Georgia in all ways

Georgia’s Defence Minister Tinatin Khidasheli met Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu today. Photo by the Defence Ministry of Georgia.

Agenda.ge, 02 Dec 2015 - 15:03, Tbilisi,Georgia

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.

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