Georgia-Turkey-Azerbaijan Business Forum opens in Batumi

The Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili opened a business forum with the participation of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan in Batumi.

"Turkey and Azerbaijan are real friendly states for Georgia, our main strategic partners, and we always demonstrate a willingness to deepen our trade ties further, as well as economic and friendly relations," he said.

The head of government expressed confidence that negotiations within the forum will give the parties an opportunity to deepen trade and economic relations between the two countries.

"Our businesses will be given the opportunity to cooperate more intensively with each other. As a rule, this format contributes to more efficient and timely resolutions of issues. Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey have great potential, and we are able to make our entire region a major player in economic relations between East and West," News-Georgia cited Garibashvili as saying.