Georgian PM to meet Turkish President in visit to country
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after departing for a visit to the country on Thursday with a Government delegation. Photo: Government Administration
Tweet 
Share
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after departing for a visit to the country on Thursday with a Government delegation, the Government Administration said.
Garibashvili will visit the southeastern city of Antakya, affected by the devastating earthquake of February 6 that killed more than 42,000 people.
The city has also been the site of rescue works that have involved Georgian professionals and their foreign counterparts, dispatched to Turkey to help with the efforts in the aftermath of the disaster.
The Georgian delegation also includes Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri, the Head of the State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili, the Head of the Government Administration Revaz Javelidze and the Head of the Emergency Management Service Teimuraz Mghebrishvili.
Georgian Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri on Tuesday extended his gratitude to Georgian rescuers and firefighters for their dedication to work and announced the Ministry would continue the technical modernisation and re-equipment process of the Emergency Management Service.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, has thanked rescue crews sent from Georgia and other countries to help with the search and rescue operations in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on February 6, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.
More than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo arrived in Turkey on Thursday from Georgia, sent by the decision of the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, in aid of the survivors of last week’s deadly earthquake in Turkey that killed at least 36,187.
The Georgian Government on Tuesday sent more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian cargo to Turkey in aid of the survivors of last week’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 31,600 in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili was on Thursday welcomed at Ankara's Esenboga International Airport in the official start of his visit to Turkey, the Government Administration said.
Georgian Ambassador to Turkey Giorgi Janjgava on Thursday said Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, who is on a visit to Turkey, would travel to the southeastern city of Antakya, which has been heavily affected by the devastating earthquake of February 6 that killed more than 42,000 people.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday discussed the “strategic partnership” between their countries and economic projects in the South Caucasus region, Revaz Javelidze, the head of the Georgian Government Administration, said.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday reaffirmed Georgia’s “solidarity and strong support” to Turkey and its people in a meeting with the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday extended his congratulations to incumbent Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on winning the country’s Presidential election runoff earlier during the day.