Georgian President and Environment Minister meet Turkish President Erdoğan at COP31 in Antalya

Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture Davit Songhulashvili, alongside Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan today on the sidelines of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) in Antalya.

According to the Ministry’s press service, the talks centred on deepening the strategic partnership between Tbilisi and Ankara, as well as key regional and global developments. The leaders placed particular emphasis on expanding trade and economic ties, strengthening regional transport and energy connectivity, developing the Middle Corridor, and underscoring the strategic role of the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway.

“Around 90 world leaders are attending COP31, giving the Georgian President a valuable platform to hold bilateral talks and strengthen international ties. Our meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was particularly significant, reaffirming the strategic partnership between our two nations and the importance of deepening cooperation across key sectors,” Songhulashvili noted.

Songhulashvili is accompanying President Kavelashvili at the COP31 World Leaders’ Summit in Türkiye. The conference brings together heads of state and international organisations to accelerate global climate action and advance commitments under the Paris Agreement.