Turkish Parliament Speaker highlights strong bilateral ties following meeting with Georgian counterpart

Numan Kurtulmuş, the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, on Tuesday said that it was an honour for him to welcome his Georgian counterpart Shalva Papuashvili together with the visiting Georgian parliamentary delegation, describing the meeting as “very constructive”.

In his remarks, Kurtulmuş highlighted the long-standing history of friendship and cooperation between the two nations.

“Our countries have a long tradition of friendship and cooperation. Today’s meeting further deepens our bilateral relations and strengthens our parliamentary democracies, which play an important role in our partnership. We had the opportunity to discuss how to develop and expand these ties even more”, the Turkish Parliament Speaker said.

He further noted the work of the friendship groups with the legislative bodies of the two countries, adding that the cooperation must further deepen.