Georgian, Armenian PMs hold yet another informal meeting
The Georgian Prime Minister meets with his Armenian counterpart in the Armenian province of Tavush. Photo: Government of Armenia's press office
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Georgian and Armenian Prime Ministers Mamuka Bakhtadze and Nikol Pashinyan met informally today in the village of Yenokavan in the Tavush province bordering Georgia.
Bakhtadze and Pashinyan discussed various issues of Georgian-Armenian relations and touched upon other topics of mutual interest as well, the Armenian PMs press office reported.
The two prime ministers expressed confidence that “the furtherance of cooperation will promote multifaceted exchanges between the two neighboring and friendly states in a number of areas.”
This is the second informal meeting between the Georgian and Armenian prime ministers. The first such meeting was held in January in the Georgian town of Bolnisi, which is predominantly inhabited by ethnic minorities, including Armenians.
Tomorrow PM Bakhtadze will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who has arrived in Georgia on a two day visit on March 24-25.
Georgian President has stated in Armenia that it is “very sad” that delegations from Nagorno-Karabakh visit the two occupied regions of Georgia, Abkhazia and Tskhinvali (South Ossetia), and discuss these two conflicts as if they are of a similar nature.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has visited Armenia on her official trip today and has held a meeting with her Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian.
Georgian Defence Minister Levan Izoria and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have met to discuss how the cooperation in the defence field may be boosted between the two countries.
Georgian and Armenian Prime Ministers Mamuka Bakhtadze and NIkol Pashinyan met informally on Tuesday in the Georgian town of Bolnisi, which is predominantly inhabited by ethnic minorities, Armenians among them.
Foreign Minister of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan is paying his first official visit to Georgia. Meeting with his Georgian counterpart, Foreign Minister David Zalkaliania earlier today, Mnatsakanyan welcomed recent reciprocal visits between officials of the two countries.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will visit Georgia tomorrow, the government of Georgia press office reports. An official reception ceremony will be held at the administration building of the government of Georgia in central Tbilisi, with Georgian PM Giorgi Gakharia and Pashinyan meeting face-to-face and then making comments for the media.
“Our relationship with Georgia is special”
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has hosted Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who is visiting Georgia on March 3-4. After a welcoming ceremony at the Government Administration the two prime ministers held a face-to-face meeting.
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