Georgia forges closer ties with Armenia
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Economic, trade and cultural relations between Georgia and Armenia are being discussed by country representatives during a visit of Armenian officials to Tbilisi.
An Armenian delegation led by chairman of the National Assembly Galust Sahakyan met Georgia’s President Giorgi Margvelashvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Parliament Speaker Davit Usupashvili and Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II in the past two days.
Sahakyan said even though Armenia had chosen to join the Eurasian Union while Georgia had signed the Association Agreement with the European Union, the two neighbouring countries still could deepen their trade relations.
"This will give even more opportunities to the two countries as Georgia and Armenia trade relations will become a bridge between the two trade zones,” an Armenian official said.
Georgian and Armenian authorities stressed the importance of the two countries’ Parliaments cooperating in a closer manner.
At the meeting with Patriarch Ilia II, the parties talked about Georgia-Armenia cultural relations. Sahakyan asked the Georgian Patriarch to take care of the Armenian cultural heritage on Georgian territory and named several monuments and raised the issue of their restoration and maintenance.
Developing mutual cooperation between Georgia and Armenia and improving neighborhood policy were the main things discussed at a meeting between Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan today, August 22.
Unwavering friendship is a way to describe the Georgia-Armenia relationship and today, the countries’ leaders made a promise that would cement their joint friendship in a physical sense.
The Prime Minister of Georgian Irakli Garibashvili will pay an official visit to Armenia on August 21 and 22.
Leader Irakli Garibashvili said Armenia and Azerbaijan were strategically "very important countries” for Georgia and it was critical to restore peace in the region.
Georgia’s relationship with one of its nearest neighbours is deepening after the two countries’ Prime Ministers met in Tbilisi.
Georgia and Armenia are expanding commercial, economic and tourism ties by building a new bridge to better connect the two countries.
“We have a big responsibility - it is our history and our ancestors who have made the foundation for the friendly relation between Georgian and Armenian people. I am sure we will carry the responsibility worthily. We, the Georgian government, are ready to work hard for bilateral relations to become even more effective,” Gakharia said.