The Defence Minister of Türkiye Hulusi Akar joined Georgian leaders in celebration on Independence Day on May 26.
After attending the oath-taking ceremony on Freedom Square in central Tbilisi, Akar held meetings with President Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and Defence Minister Levan Izoria.
At the meetings with the Georgian leaders, Minister Akar reiterated his country’s support for Georgia's territorial integrity as well as its aspirations to join NATO.
Today Georgians mark Independence Day, commemorating May 26, 1918 – the day when the Act of Independence was adopted, establishing the First Democratic Republic of Georgia.
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