Georgian PM congratulates Turkey on 95th Republic Day
The Georgian PM has attended a special reception organised by the Turkish Embassy in Georgia late yesterday for Turkey’s Republic Day. Photo: Prime Minister’s press office.
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Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has sent kind wishes to Turkey on the 95th anniversary of Republic Day of Turkey.
Bakhtadze met with Fatma Ceren Yazgan, the ambassador of Turkey to Georgia on Republic Day and stated that Turkey has overcome a number of challenges throughout these 95 years and transformed itself into a large economic and political power.
Bakhtadze noted that many regional and “historic projects” have jointly been implemented by Georgia and Turkey, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (BTE), Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC), South Caucasus Pipeline (SCP) and Baku-Tbilisi-Kars BTK.
I am thrilled that I have participated in the BTK project myself", Bakhtadze said.
Bakhtadze thanked Turkey for its “continued support to Georgia since the country gained independence.”
"We regard Turkey as our strategic friend. At the same time, Turkey is our great supporter on our path towards NATO ” Bakhtadze said.
Georgia is increasing the export of electricity to Turkey, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Economy. As of May 9, 2018 export of electricity increased by 61.4 percent compared to the same period of 2016, says Georgia’s Ministry of Economy.
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.
Georgian producers will soon be able to increase export volume to Turkey by 20 percent as Georgia and Turkey have agreed to widen an existing free trade agreement.
Turkey, Russia and Azerbaijan are Georgia’s top trade partners this year, shows the preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat). Overall, Georgia’s external trade grew by 23.3 percent this year and reached $2.82 billion in January-March 2018.