The Foreign Ministers of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey have made joint statements at the Ceremonial Palace in Tbilisi.
Earlier, a joint statement was signed in the frame of the eighth trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey.
According to David Zalkaliani, the document defines actions and plans of common interests of Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey in all areas, as well as mechanisms for trilateral cooperation.
Zalkaliani stated that the 2020-22 trilateral format of the action plan was discussed at the meeting.
The Minister explained that during the meeting, they paid special attention to the discussion on a joint regional, transport, and energy project.
The importance of the implementation of the Trans-Caspian pipeline project and the role of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey in the transport of energy from the Caspian region to Europe and in ensuring Europe's energy security were one of the discussed issues.
Successful projects like Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum were discussed. Ministers reaffirmed their readiness for the full realization of the Southern Energy Corridor. The importance of completing the second phase of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) project, which was inaugurated only on November 30 in Turkey, was also discussed.
According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, the leaders have taken a joint approach to promote cooperation between business circles, hold trilateral business forums, and activate small and medium businesses.
