Turkish MP Yasar Yakis met on March 21 with leader of the Adjara Autonomous Republic Aslan Abashidze to discuss recent developments in the region.
As the Turkish news agency Anadolu reports quoting Yasar Yakis, “Turkey is ready to contribute mutual confidence between sides [Georgia’s central authorities and Adjarian leadership].”
President Saakashvili thanked on March 22 Turkish government for their efforts to assist in overcoming Adjara crisis. “Turkey from the very first day of crisis expressed readiness to assist central authorities,” Mikheil Saakashvili told reporters.
Turkish MP Yasar Yakis, who was dispatch to Georgia by the Turkish government, met with President Saakashvili and Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania on March 20 in Tbilisi.