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Ankara, Tbilisi stability in Black Sea region

24 April 2017 17:35 (UTC+04:00)
Ankara, Tbilisi stability in Black Sea region

By Kamila Aliyeva

Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Secretary of the Turkish Security Council Seyfullah Hajimuftuoglu discussed issues of bilateral and multilateral cooperation in Tbilisi.

The meeting was attended by the Georgian Secretary of the Security Council David Rakviashvili and the head of the Georgian Presidential Administration Giorgi Abashishvili, according to the presidential administration, NEWSGEORGIA reported.

The sides touched upon the deepening of ties between the countries, strengthening of stability in the Black Sea region, as well as bilateral cooperation of the countries in the spheres of defense and security.

Georgian leader expressed gratitude to the Turkish side for supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia.

During the talks the significance of the establishment of a trilateral Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey format was pointed out.

"We talked about tripartite meetings and a joint memorandum of the security councils of Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan. We considered the trilateral format of Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia cooperation in the sphere of security, economy and energy. We think that the meeting of the presidents of Georgia and Turkey will take place this year," David Rakviashvili said after the meeting.

Within the framework of the three-day visit to Tbilisi, Hajimuftuoglu will meet with the Minister of Defense of Georgia Levan Izoria, Deputy Foreign Minister David Dondua, the Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service David Sudzhashvili, the Secretary of the State Security and Crisis Management Council Mindia Janelidze, as well as the leaders of non-governmental organizations working in the sphere of security.

Trilateral formats provide strong support for regional development. The Azerbaijan-Georgia-Turkey format is the most functional, as the cooperation is supported by huge trade, energy and transportation projects.

The sides jointly implemented such large-scale projects as the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline. Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project is expected to further strengthen the neighborly and fraternal relations among the three countries and enable the countries to supply domestically produced goods to the world markets.

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Kamila Aliyeva is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Kami_Aliyeva

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