Turkish Ambassador on Business Environment in Georgia for Turkish Businessmen
“Georgia is one of the countries, where Turkish businessmen are able to arrive and make money in comfortable environment”, Turkish Ambassador in Georgia Fatma Ceren Yazgan noted.
In her interview for BM.Ge the Turkish Ambassador noted that businessmen face certain problems in Georgia, but this is a natural process, because problems may arise in all businesses.
“Naturally, when Turkish businessmen have problems, first, they apply to us and it is our responsibility to assist them. Sometimes problems arise because of businesspersons themselves. Therefore, they should follow Georgian legislation and do business honestly. The problems refer to how Georgian legislation influence Turkish citizens”, the Turkish Ambassador pointed out.
There Embassy is participating in resolving several importance issues, she said.
“One of them refers to issuing construction licenses; In this specific case I have applied diplomatic approaches, because there were very unpleasant comments against Turkish businessmen. We interfered in this case, because I think there are people in Georgia and abroad who are not happy with friendly relations between Turkey and Georgia”, Fatma Ceren Yazgan said.
“Georgia is one of the countries, where Turkish businessmen are able to arrive in comfortable environment and earn money, but they should select partners wisely. They should have good accountants and lawyers. Despite certain problems, your government does its best, including the Business Ombudsman to tackle all problems”, the Turkish Ambassador said.