Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia meet in Baku
Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia - Elmar Mammadyarov, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Mikhail Janelidze – met in Baku on September 6, Azatutyun.am reports. This was the sixth meeting of the three diplomats in this format. During the press conference following the talks, Elmar Mammadyarov did not exclude that the leaders of the three countries (Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia) might meet next year. The foreign ministers agreed to deepen trilateral cooperation in the political and economic spheres. This was announced by Elmar Mammadyarov after the meeting with his Turkish and Georgian counterparts. He added that the meeting was ‘effective,’ with the parties discussing joint programs in the region, including the construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway. The Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK), the largest project in the South Caucasus, is a regional rail link project to directly connect Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. The project was originally to be completed by 2010,[1] but it has been delayed to a later time. Following a fifth trilateral meeting in February 2016, the three countries' foreign ministers announced that the railway will finally be completed in 2017. The supporters of the project believe that the BTK will boost economic development and contribute to strengthening of peace and stability in the region. Following the meeting of the three FMs, Mikhail Janelidze said the three countries in question cooperate very effectively neighbors in the international arena, supporting each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
