President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia made the remarks at a joint press conference after face-to-face talks at the Presidential Complex.

President Erdogan thanked Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia, who came to Ankara at his invitation, and congratulated him on his new post.

"Unfortunately, our relations that we have maintained at the level of strategic partnership have been suspended. Today, with the instructions we give our foreign ministers, we will convene our strategic cooperation council as soon as possible," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters at the Presidential Complex.

"We have confirmed our will to rapidly increase the trade volume between Turkey and Georgia from $ 1.5 billion to $ 3 billion," Erdogan added.

Georgian Prime Minister Gakharia said for his part that they would do their best to further develop their strategic partnership with Turkey.

Noting that Turkey is a way to Europe for Georgia, Gakharia said: " Georgia attaches importance to cooperation on the energy corridor between the two countries."

 At the end of the meeting, Gakhari invited Erdogan to Georgia in the near future. (ILKHA)