Georgian, Turkish FMs discuss strategic partnership, projects, security challenges
Ilia Darchiashvili, the Foreign Minister of Georgia, and Hakan Fidan, his Turkish counterpart, met on Thursday. Photo: Ilia Darchiashvili/Twitter
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Ilia Darchiashvili, the Foreign Minister of Georgia, and Hakan Fidan, his Turkish counterpart, on Thursday discussed matters related to strategic partnership, joint projects and existing security challenges in the South Caucasus region in a meeting in Ankara.
Particular attention was directed toward the progress of strategic transit and energy initiatives, with both sides noting the transit potential of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey, and emphasising the significance of projects like the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the Middle Corridor - a route connecting Europe with Asia, the Georgian Foreign Ministry said.
Within my official visit to the Republic of Türkiye, had a very good meeting with my Turkish colleague @HakanFidan. We had an insightful discussion on the core themes of ???????????????? bilateral agenda, with the focus on the prospects for the further development of our strategic… pic.twitter.com/NQH2164qfs
— Ilia Darchiashvili (@iliadarch) February 15, 2024
Emphasis was also placed on the significance of high-level visits and the Georgia-Turkey Strategic Cooperation Council, before the officials discussed security challenges in the region. The Turkish official reiterated his Government's “unwavering support” for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The discussion underscored the imperative of fostering sustainable development in the region and the roles of the two countries in promoting regional peace, the press office added.
The dialogue also touched upon the “successful collaboration” within the Georgia-Turkey-Azerbaijan tripartite framework, with a ministerial meeting scheduled for March.
Giorgi Janjgava, the Georgian Ambassador to Turkey, on Thursday said “all indicators” of ties between the two countries, from trade turnover to tourism figures, had reached a “record level”.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili, who is visiting Turkey, will meet the country’s top officials on Thursday to discuss ways of further strengthening the strategic partnership between the states, the Georgian foreign office said.
Turkey with $2.71 billion, Russia with $2.19 billion and the United States with $1.84 billion were the top trading partners of Georgia in its total external trade turnover between January and November, the National Statistics office said on Tuesday.
Georgian and Turkish civil aviation authorities on Wednesday agreed on updated regulations that allow Georgian airlines to conduct unlimited regular flights to any city of Turkey.
Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Foreign Minister on Thursday said Georgia “holds a special place” as Turkey’s neighbour and strategic partner, following the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili, who is on an official visit to the country.
The strategic partnership between Georgia and Turkey, especially on the background of the ongoing geopolitical developments across the South Caucasus region, was discussed on Thursday by Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Numan Kurtulmuş, the Speaker of the Grand Assembly of Turkey.
The “strategic partnership” between Georgia and Turkey was discussed on Friday in a meeting between Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and Ali Kaan Orbai, the Turkish Ambassador to the country.