Tbilisi will not participate in the “3 + 3” meeting in Tehran, said the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“Georgia does not participate in the mentioned meeting and has never participated”, - adds the agency.

“3+3 platform” was initiated by Moscow and Tehran and is supposed to bring three regional powers – Iran, Russia, and Turkey – together with three states of the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

According to the Iranian state agency IRNA, Tehran will host the second 3+3 platform meeting today, October 23. Participants “will address the issues of the South Caucasus region, peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the need to expand regional cooperation in political, economic, security, transit, and energy fields”.