Georgian, Armenian PMs inspect new bridge
The Government of Georgia also said compared to the old bridge in the area, the traffic capacity of the new construction was doubled and would "significantly increase" both freight and visitor traffic under "efficient border and customs services" , and contribute to the further development of trade and economic relations. Photo: Government's Administration.
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan inspected the newly unveiled Bridge of Friendship over the Debeda River near the Georgian-Armenian border after the official opening ceremony on Friday.
The bridge, located 60 kilometres from Georgia’s capital Tbilisi at the Sadakhlo-Bagratashen border crossing point, was jointly built by the two countries with the financial support of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development .
Dubbed a "unique cross-border project" in the region, one of its sections is located on the territory of Georgia while the other part is in Armenia, the Georgian Government Administration said, noting after the new, modern parameters of the bridge were put into operation, the quality of road safety will be improved for citizens of the two countries as well as for transit traffic.
The Government of Georgia also said compared to the old bridge in the area, the traffic capacity of the new construction was doubled and would "significantly increase" both freight and visitor traffic under "efficient border and customs services" , and contribute to the further development of trade and economic relations.
Georgia as a transit country is of "great importance" for Armenia in the matter of reliable and safe supply of energy resources, communications and telecommunications to the country, Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday at the opening of a new bridge connecting the two neighbouring countries, an occasion he attended with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili.
Principal questions of the cooperation agenda between Georgia and Armenia were discussed in a meeting of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Friday in Tbilisi.
Georgia and Armenia are creating a more efficient economic transport corridor facilitating regional trade and passenger flows by building a new bridge, named 'Friendship Bridge', to better connect the two countries.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Friday said a "noticeable growth" was observed in the Armenian-Georgian trade and economic relations “despite challenges”.
Georgian Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure Irakli Karseladze on Friday said the newly unveiled road bridge on the Georgia-Armenia border was a “good example of friendship” between the two nations.
The French embassies in Armenia and Georgia on Tuesday “warmly congratulated” the prime ministers of the two countries on the occasion of the inauguration of the Friendship Bridge, a joint project built over the border of the states.
A new vehicle customs checkpoint was opened on Friday on the Georgia-Armenia border, the Georgian ministry of finance has announced.