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GUL SUPPORTS DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH GEORGIA, AZERBAIJAN
Wed 10 April 2013 06:01 GMT | 7:01 Local Time
Turkish President Abdullah Gul stands for the strengthening of
strategic ties with Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Abdullah Gul said this in Ankara at a meeting with Georgian President
Mikhail Saakashvili, according to the news service for the Turkish
president, 1news.az reports.
The Turkish President drew attention to the implementation of the
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline,
the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) and the Trans-Anatolian pipeline, noting
that such regional initiatives have strengthened ties with Baku
and Tbilisi.
At the same time, the Turkish president said that the Marmara project,
which will establish a direct rail link from China to London will be
implemented soon. Gul added that, in this context, the BTK project
is strategic and will revitalize the traditional trade relations
between the West and the East. "BTK is a modern Iron Silk Road, and
it will make up for the missing portion of so-called Middle corridor",
Gul said.
The Turkish President also touched on bilateral relations with
Georgia, saying that political stability in this country is of great
importance for the whole region. Gul said that in the last 10 years,
Turkey's direct investment in the Georgian economy has exceeded a
billion dollars.
Saakashvili, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the level of
development of relations with Turkey, thanking Ankara for the steps
to support the efforts of Tbilisi's integration into NATO.
News.Az
Wed 10 April 2013 06:01 GMT | 7:01 Local Time
Turkish President Abdullah Gul stands for the strengthening of
strategic ties with Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Abdullah Gul said this in Ankara at a meeting with Georgian President
Mikhail Saakashvili, according to the news service for the Turkish
president, 1news.az reports.
The Turkish President drew attention to the implementation of the
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline,
the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) and the Trans-Anatolian pipeline, noting
that such regional initiatives have strengthened ties with Baku
and Tbilisi.
At the same time, the Turkish president said that the Marmara project,
which will establish a direct rail link from China to London will be
implemented soon. Gul added that, in this context, the BTK project
is strategic and will revitalize the traditional trade relations
between the West and the East. "BTK is a modern Iron Silk Road, and
it will make up for the missing portion of so-called Middle corridor",
Gul said.
The Turkish President also touched on bilateral relations with
Georgia, saying that political stability in this country is of great
importance for the whole region. Gul said that in the last 10 years,
Turkey's direct investment in the Georgian economy has exceeded a
billion dollars.
Saakashvili, for his part, expressed satisfaction with the level of
development of relations with Turkey, thanking Ankara for the steps
to support the efforts of Tbilisi's integration into NATO.
News.Az