Türkiye extends helping hand to Georgia over forest fire

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu lent support to his Georgian counterpart as the country tries to battle a forest fire.

In an phone call with Ilia Darchiashvili, Cavusoglu expressed concern over the forest fire and offered help to extinguish the blaze, Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Tuesday.

According to the local reports, a forest fire in central-western Borjomi municipality of Georgia broke out over the weekend. Fire fighters at the site are still trying to control the flames.