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Azerbaijan, Georgia, Turkey Sign Cooperation Declaration
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 9 Jun.'12 / 17:39
Foreign Ministers from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey met on June 8 in
Trabzon on Turkey's Black Sea coast and pledged to further boost `already
existing successful cooperation' between the two countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ=9Flu and his counterparts from
Azerbaijan and Georgia, Elmar Mammadyarov and Grigol Vashadze,
respectively, agreed to hold trilateral foreign ministerial meetings on the
regular basis.
The meeting resulted into a Trabzon Declaration, which outlines priority
areas of cooperation between the three countries ranging from mutual
support in international organizations to joint energy and transpiration
projects.
- Full Text: Trabzon Declaration
Georgian Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze, said that this format of
cooperation between the three countries `is not directed against anyone.'
`All the issues that are important for us are reflected in this
declaration, including, of course, respect towards territorial integrity
and sovereignty. This format is not directed against anyone; this is
directed towards protection of our countries national interests and towards
further deepening of our strategic relations,' Vashadze said.
The declaration says that `protracted conflicts emanating from existing
occupations are the main obstacle to peace and stability in the South
Caucasus.'
It says that the three countries agree to `promote further development of
their relations in every field, especially in the field of trade, energy,
transport, finance and banking, environment by means of joint projects and
cooperation plans and if needed through trilateral cooperation mechanisms.'
The foreign ministers agreed to hold second trilateral meeting in Georgia
in the second half of this year and then in Azerbaijan in the first half of
2013.
Meanwhile in the city of Kars in eastern Turkey a second trilateral
Turkish-Azerbaijani-Georgian Business Forum is held on June 9.
http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=24869
Civil Georgia, Tbilisi / 9 Jun.'12 / 17:39
Foreign Ministers from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey met on June 8 in
Trabzon on Turkey's Black Sea coast and pledged to further boost `already
existing successful cooperation' between the two countries.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ=9Flu and his counterparts from
Azerbaijan and Georgia, Elmar Mammadyarov and Grigol Vashadze,
respectively, agreed to hold trilateral foreign ministerial meetings on the
regular basis.
The meeting resulted into a Trabzon Declaration, which outlines priority
areas of cooperation between the three countries ranging from mutual
support in international organizations to joint energy and transpiration
projects.
- Full Text: Trabzon Declaration
Georgian Foreign Minister, Grigol Vashadze, said that this format of
cooperation between the three countries `is not directed against anyone.'
`All the issues that are important for us are reflected in this
declaration, including, of course, respect towards territorial integrity
and sovereignty. This format is not directed against anyone; this is
directed towards protection of our countries national interests and towards
further deepening of our strategic relations,' Vashadze said.
The declaration says that `protracted conflicts emanating from existing
occupations are the main obstacle to peace and stability in the South
Caucasus.'
It says that the three countries agree to `promote further development of
their relations in every field, especially in the field of trade, energy,
transport, finance and banking, environment by means of joint projects and
cooperation plans and if needed through trilateral cooperation mechanisms.'
The foreign ministers agreed to hold second trilateral meeting in Georgia
in the second half of this year and then in Azerbaijan in the first half of
2013.
Meanwhile in the city of Kars in eastern Turkey a second trilateral
Turkish-Azerbaijani-Georgian Business Forum is held on June 9.
http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=24869