DIPLOMATIC SCANDAL BREWING BETWEEN TURKEY AND GEORGIA
February 19, 2015 10:32
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
Photo: REUTERS
Yerevan /Mediamax/. Georgian Foreign Ministry assigned Ambassador to
Turkey Irakli Koplatadze deliver to Ankara Tbilisi’s discontent over
Abkhazian Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Chirikba’s visit to Turkey.
The Ambassador will hold meetings at the Turkish Foreign Ministry
and with the leadership of Justice and Development ruling party,
the Georgian Foreign Ministry reports.
During the 5-day visit to Turkey, Vyacheslav Chirikba met with
representatives of the ruling party and Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of Turkey. He also met with businessmen and local authorities.
“The Georgian Ambassador will adequately respond to it”, the Foreign
Ministry noted.
Vyacheslav Chirikba offered Turkey to recognize validity of Abkhazian
passports in the country which alongside with South Ossetia is
considered by Georgia as territories occupied by Russia.