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Turkish Prime Minister and Georgian President meet in Batumi - PHOTO

Turkish Prime Minister and Georgian President meet in Batumi - <font color=red>PHOTO</font>

05 March 2009 14:50 (UTC +04:00)

Batumi-APA. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan inaugurated on Thursday a renewed border gate with Turkey’s northeastern neighbor Georgia in the Black Sea town of Hope in Artvin province, APA reports quoting Anadolu agency.
He met with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili in the building of the parliament of Adzharia. Both of the Presidents arrived at Sarp Border Gate after one-hour meeting. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaking at the opening ceremony of the Sarp Border Gate, Erdogan said the modernized border pass would strengthen the friendship between the two nations, and it would boost trade and tourism. The pipelines Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum, Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway are example for it. The project, which will coordinate Beijing and London, will conclude in 2013.
"This border, which had kept our nations apart from each other for 70 years, turned into a bridge friendship after Georgia’s independence,â€ Erdogan said.
Turkey carried out modernization of Sarp Border Gate.