Georgian PM, Turkish president discuss prospects of Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey trilateral cooperation format
Georgian PM Garibashvili and Turkish President Erdogan pledged to deepen ties between the countries at their official meeting in Ankara on June 1. Photo:Government of Georgia.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have discussed the prospects and significance of the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey trilateral cooperation format during a telephone conversation, the government administration reports.
PM Garibashvili expressed his condolences to President Erdogan on behalf of the Georgian government and the Georgian people for casualties and damage caused by the outbreak of a fire in Turkey located in southwestern Asia which has been raging for several days and killed six people and pledged support.
President Erdogan thanked Garibashvili for his support.
The Georgian government administration reported that PM Garibashvili has already ordered ‘assistance [be given] to the friendly and strategic partner Republic of Turkey, if necessary.’
The heads of states have also discussed PM Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Ankara on June 1.
Prime Minister [Garibashvili] thanked Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the high-level hospitality,” the Georgian government administration reported.
President Erdogan invited Georgian PM Garibashvili to Turkey once again, noting the importance of holding a high-level strategic council meeting in the near future ‘which is the most important format for discussing current issues on the bilateral agenda.’
The trilateral cooperation format between the three neighbouring countries was established in 2012. The goal of the cooperation is to deepen military ties and ensure regional cooperation between Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
The three countries have signed an action plan for sectoral cooperation in 2020-2022 which aims to develop regional transport and energy projects and strengthen business cooperation between the three countries.
Georgian PM Garibashvili and Turkish President Erdogan pledged to deepen ties between the countries at their official meeting in Ankara on June 1.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Graibashvili met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara earlier today. Following their meeting the Georgian and Turkish leaders held a press conference pledging to deepen the ties between their countries.
Georgia says it stands by and supports its strategic ally Turkey following a deadly attack of the Syrian government in the Idlib province of opposition-held north-western Syria, killing at least 33 Turkish soldiers 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.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Georgia in May of 2020, Georgian Ambassador to Turkey Giorgi Janjgava stated earlier today.
Regional peace and stability, as well as the signing of an updated cooperation agreement between Georgia and Turkey were two of the items on the agenda of Mustafa Sentop, the Speaker of The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and Georgian officials hosting him on Monday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday expressed his “deep sadness” following the tragic accident in Türkiye’s south-central province of Gaziantep.
Strategic partnership and close bilateral cooperation between Georgia and Türkiye were discussed on Wednesday between deputy foreign ministers of the two countries.
“Successful strategic cooperation” between Georgia and Türkiye in the defence sector was discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar.
The “successful conduct” of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Turkey was discussed on Thursday in a phone call between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.