Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held talks in Antalya with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, who had arrived for the summit of leaders at the 31st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31). According to Türkiye’s Presidential Communications Directorate, the leaders discussed bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues.
Erdoğan noted that Georgia is one of Türkiye’s important trading partners and that work continues to achieve targets for bilateral trade volume. He said Ankara seeks to develop relations with Tbilisi in many areas, particularly energy, transport and the defense industry.
The President of Türkiye also underscored the importance of making the most effective use of the trilateral cooperation mechanisms among Türkiye, Georgia and Azerbaijan.

The three countries are linked by major regional projects, including the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan oil pipeline, the South Caucasus Pipeline and the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway. Kavelashvili has served as Georgia’s president since December 2024.