The Georgian Parliament ratified an agreement between Georgia and Turkey on April 28 over the joint exploitation of the Batumi airport in the Adjara Autonomous Republic.

The agreement, which was signed on March 14 during the visit of Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer in Georgia, envisages transforming the Batumi airport into a part of Turkey's network of internal flights.

TAV, a consortium of Turkish companies, and Urban pledged last September to invest USD 15 million in reconstructing the Batumi airport. The consortium is also reconstructing the Tbilisi International Airport.