Erdogan: Turkey open to regional cooperation incorporating Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. 'We are open to regional cooperation incorporating Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia," President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a press conference with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at Ankara's Presidential Complex late Tuesday, according to news reports.
Erdogan said Turkey regards Georgia as a key to regional cooperation. 'We strongly believe that we have all the means to strengthen and increase the peace in our region. Within the scope of this endeavor, tripartite cooperation is very important with the engagement of Azerbaijan. Turkey supports any tripartite cooperation - be that Georgia-Azerbaijan-Armenia or Georgia-Azerbaijan-Turkey," Erdogan said.
'We also made a decision to hold a high-level meeting of the Strategic Council any time soon this year and we instructed the Foreign Affairs Ministries of Georgia and Turkey to work on the timeframe,' Erdogan said.
The Prime Minister of Georgia, in turn, expressed hope that both countries will be able to implement even more joint projects and deepen cooperation. Garibashvili invited Erdogan to visit Tbilisi.
Georgian Prime Minister paid a state visit to Turkey on Tuesday.
According to Turkish reports, Turkey is Georgia's top trading partner, reporting more than $1.7 billion in trade volume in 2018. Both countries inked the Free Trade Agreement and Joint Economic Trade Committee. - 0--