As part of meeting of Azerbaijani, Turkish and Georgian Transport and Economy ministers regarding to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project, initially bilateral meeting was held between Dmitri Kumsishvili, the Georgian minister of Economy and Binali Yildirim, the Turkish minister of Transport, Maritime and Communication.

The meeting was closed to the media.

After the meeting the Turkish minister told reporters that the problems of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway and the issues related to the operation in the future were discussed: " Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project that connects Azerbaijan and Turkey, is nearing completion. This is the most important project in the Caucasian region."