Our region has enormous potential – Georgian President sums up his visit to Turkey

The South Caucasus region has enormous potential, and political stability in it will lead to the well-being of the people, said Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, assessing his visit to Turkey.

Kavelashvili arrived in Ankara on August 12 on an official visit. On the same day, he met with his Turkish counterpart Erdogan. The main topics of the meeting were issues of regional and bilateral cooperation between the countries. The Georgian President invited Erdogan to visit Tbilisi on September 4 and watch the match of the two countries' national teams together as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round.

"It is obvious that our region has enormous potential, and political stability is followed by economic stability and the well-being of the people," Kavelashvili said.

According to him, it is important for Georgia and Turkey to have a common vision on a number of issues.

"During the meetings, we also emphasized family values. Then we touched upon economic and political issues, discussed various initiatives. The fact that Turkish-Georgian relations are at such a high level gives me even more incentive to continue," Kavelashvili said.

According to the President, Georgia, like its neighboring countries, strives for long-term peace in the region.

"We have defended peace, family values, national interests, and the authorities of our friendly country adhere to the same approaches. This gives me a firm guarantee that there will be peace and stability here in the long-term process," Kavelashvili noted.

As the President of Georgia emphasized, everyone, whoever they are - strategic partners, friendly countries, ill-wishers - should know that a conflict is impossible in this region, because all countries trust each other very much.

Georgia and Turkey are strategic partners. The countries established diplomatic relations on May 21, 1992. The states cooperate in the areas of trade, economics, energy, regional security and education.

Reprinted from https://sputnik-georgia.ru/