Tbilisi statement expresses support for territorial integrity of Georgia, Azerbaijan

  19 February 2016    Read: 1958
Tbilisi statement expresses support for territorial integrity of Georgia, Azerbaijan
The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Georgia reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with Turkey and reiterated their strong partnership with Turkey in combating the shared threat of terrorism

The Tbilisi statement, signed by foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey as an outcome of their 5th trilateral meeting in Tbilisi, reiterated the utmost importance of the earliest peaceful settlement of the conflict in and around Nagorno-Karabakh region of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the conflict in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia on the basis of principles and norms of international law, particularly, sovereignty, territorial integrity and inviolability of the internationally recognized borders of states, as well as in accordance with relevant resolutions and decisions of the UN, the OSCE and the CoE.

The statement stressed that existing conflicts in the region undermine peace, stability and economic development and require peaceful resolutions based on the principles of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of the states, in compliance with the principles of international law.

It also expressed satisfaction with the regular meetings in trilateral format, welcomed the high-level bilateral and trilateral relations of the three countries and reiterated determination to further deepening strategic partnership and political dialogue, as well as cooperation for the realization of the regional projects.

The Tbilisi statement condemned in the strongest possible terms, the heinous terrorist attacks in Ankara and Diyarbakir on 17 and 18 February 2016, respectively, which targeted civilians and military personnel alike, left more than 35 dead, scores injured, and once again exposed the true nature of terrorism. The foreign ministers of Azerbaijan and Georgia reaffirmed their unwavering solidarity with Turkey, extended their deepest condolences to the Turkish nation and reiterated their strong partnership with Turkey in combating the shared threat of terrorism.

In the statement, the ministers expressed their full support for the development of the Southern Gas Corridor, as well as for other projects aimed at transporting hydrocarbons from the Caspian basin to the western markets through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. They underlined the decisive role of these projects in enhancing the energy security of all the countries involved.

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