“The opening of Armenia-Turkey border aims at the consolidation of peace in Caucasus. It is not only the matter of Armenian-Turkish relations, but also the settlement of regional issues”, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu stated at the joint briefing with his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze in Tbilisi, September 7.

According to him Turkey views the normalization of diplomatic relations with Armenia in terms of peace enforcement in Caucasus and reached a crucial stage in establishing relations with its neighbor. Turkish FM outlined that Turkey wishes the current frozen conflicts to be defrosted and settled, “Georgia Online” reports. Davutoglu said that “Both he and his Georgian counterpart see the peacemaking in Caucasus through the same prospective”.

Turkish FM also will have meetings with the Speaker of Georgian Parliament David Bakradze, Premier Nika Gilauri, President Mikheil Saakashvili and representatives of diplomatic corps in Georgia.