“The meeting sought to advance trilateral cooperation across the areas of common interest, with the goal to foster sustainable growth and prosperity in the region,” they said in a joint statement released afterwards.
The statement said the three diplomats engaged in an “open exchange of views and presentation of visions on potential areas for collaboration” among their nations which they believe should be based on “full respect for each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.” It did not report any concrete agreements reached by them. It described the talks as the first step towards “the eventual advancement of the dialogue to a higher level.”
In recent months, Georgian leaders have offered to facilitate a settlement of the long-running Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict. Visiting Baku earlier this week, Georgia’s President Mikheil Kavelashvili expressed hope that Baku and Yerevan will sign soon a bilateral peace treaty. Kavelashvili is scheduled to visit Armenia later this month.