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02 November 2019 [11:31] - Today.Az
By Trend
Turkmen-Georgian consultations were held in Tbilisi, Trend reports referring to the Turkmen Foreign Ministry November 1.
The parties discussed in detail a number of consular issues of mutual
interest, the legal provisions for staying of Turkmen citizens in
Georgia and Georgian citizens in Turkmenistan, issues related to Turkmen
students studying in Georgia and others, the report said.
The parties also considered prospects for further development of
cooperation and exchange of experience between the Turkmen State
Migration Service and Georgia’s migration authorities.
At the end of the consultation, a corresponding protocol was signed.
Ashgabat and Tbilisi are exploring the projects to create transport
and transit infrastructure between the regions of the Caspian Sea and
Black Sea, the use of which will ensure broad inter-regional integration
with the European and the Middle Eastern countries. The Lapis Lazuli
transport corridor can be cited as an example.
In accordance with the Lapis Lazuli transit project, railways and
motorways will connect the town of Torghundi Afghanistan’s Heart
province with Ashgabat, and then with the Caspian Sea port of
Turkmenbashi. The corridor will continue on to Baku, and then through
Tbilisi to Ankara with branches in Poti and Batumi. Its final section
will run from Ankara to Istanbul.
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