Georgian Foreign Minister Maka Boçorişvili and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the development of the Middle Corridor during a meeting held in Istanbul.
According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, citing the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting took place on the sidelines of the 10th trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of Georgia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.
The parties reviewed the development prospects of the Georgian-Turkish strategic partnership and assessed the sectoral cooperation between the two nations positively. Furthermore, special attention was paid to the cooperation between the two countries in the development of the Middle Corridor and the importance of successfully implementing related strategic projects.
The ministers noted the current dynamics of regional processes and emphasized the importance of the roles played by Georgia and Turkey in ensuring peace, stability, and sustainable development. Boçorişvili and Fidan reaffirmed their readiness to continue close cooperation both in a bilateral format and within the framework of multilateral platforms.
The Middle Corridor, or the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, is a vital logistics artery connecting China and Europe via Central Asia, the Caspian Sea, the South Caucasus, and Turkey. It has gained significant geopolitical and economic importance in recent years as an alternative trade route, with Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey serving as key transit hubs.
