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In this photo released by the Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili shake hands before a meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, April 6 , 2013. (AP Photo\/Kayhan Ozer, Turkish Prime Minister’s Press Office)<\/p>\n
TBILISI: Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has suffered multiple shoulder fractures after a bicycle accident while on a state visit in Turkey, his office said on Monday.<\/p>\n
“The president has suffered an injury during his daily bicycle workout and was diagnosed with a triple fracture of the shoulder,” his office wrote in a post published on the Georgian leader’s Facebook page.<\/p>\n
According to the statement, which did not give details of Sunday’s accident, Saakashvili has undergone surgery for his injuries at an Istanbul hospital.<\/p>\n
It was not immediately clear if he had been released from hospital.<\/p>\n
Due to the accident, the president’s schedule for Monday — a dinner meeting with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul — was pushed back to Tuesday, after which he is due to leave Turkey.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, Saakashvili met with Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n
Georgia’s key regional ally Turkey supports the ex-Soviet republic’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) — an ambition strongly opposed by its former imperial master Russia.<\/p>\n
The neighbouring Black Sea countries also share economic interests in promoting the transit of Caspian gas to Europe via a pipeline bypassing Russia.<\/p>\n
Saakashvili is due to step down from his post in October when his second and final presidential term expires.<\/p>\n
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