Georgian Ministry of Defense
December 21, 2022
Juansher Burchuladze met with his Turkish colleague within the framework of the ministerial meeting
Within the framework of the tripartite ministerial, the Minister of Defense of Georgia, who is on a visit to the Republic of Turkey, holds bilateral meetings with his colleagues. The first meeting was held by Juansher Burchuladze with the Minister of National Defense of the host country, Hulusi Akar.
Speaking with his Turkish counterpart, the Minister of Defense of Georgia drew attention to the successful strategic cooperation between Georgia and Turkey in the field of defense and thanked Turkey for its support. He emphasized the…involvement and support of Turkish experts in the process of development of the defense forces of Georgia. At the meeting, colleagues reviewed issues of cooperation in bilateral and trilateral formats. The conversation touched upon issues of cooperation with NATO, deepening of ties in the direction of military education and international studies.
One of the leading topics of the conversation was the security environment in the region, growing threats and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Trilateral cooperation in the field of defense between Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan started in 2012. The tripartite ministerial is hosted by the Republic of Turkey this year.
====
Georgian Ministry of Defense
December 21, 2022
The Minister of Defense of Georgia held a bilateral meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart
Within the framework of the Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia tripartite ministerial meeting, Zhuansher Burchuladze held bilateral meetings with his colleagues. During the meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart, General-Colonel Zakir Hasanov , the Minister of Defense of Georgia focused on the security situation in the region, the importance of peace and stability.
Defense Ministers discussed jointly implemented and ongoing important projects. According to Juansher Burchuladze, the implementation of the energy project is of historical significance, which was confirmed by the signatures of the Prime Minister of Georgia and the leaders of Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary a few days ago.
At the meeting, the parties also discussed directions of bilateral cooperation in the field of defense, including cooperation in the field of military education and joint participation in multinational military exercises.
Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia Trilateral Defense Ministerial has been held regularly for years and participating countries are hosting it on a rotating basis. This year the ministerial is held in the Republic of Turkey.
Anti-bellum 