Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held a series of talks in regard to the developments that have taken place in Georgia in the recent period, reported World Bulletin.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ali Babacan held a series of talks in regard to the developments that have taken place in Georgia in the recent period, a statement by his ministry said on Thursday, Anatolian News Agency reported.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement which said Babacan had phone conversations with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, British Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier, NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner whose country holds EU's rotating presidency, EU High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana, European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn, Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden that is the chairman of the Council of Europe and chairman of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb.
Babacan underlined that Turkey attached great importance to territorial integrity of Georgia during his phone conversations with the mentioned officials.
The statement said Babacan also exchanged views on "Caucasus Cooperation and Stability Platform" brought up by Turkey with his foreign counterparts.
Turkish and Russian foreign ministers would meet in Istanbul to discuss this issue in detail in early September.
Yesterday Turkish President Gul said that "Georgia's territorial integrity and sovereignty is of great importance. Its borders were recognized by the United Nations."