Georgia reoffers help to Armenia ‘at any time’ in fight against coronavirus

Armenian officials have expressed gratitude to Georgia for the country’s offer to help in the fight against the coronavirus. aliq.ge.

Agenda.ge, 05 Jun 2020 - 18:26, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Georgian government has once again offered to extend help to Armenia as the country has had 11,817 cases of the coronavirus, with 8,121 people still infected with the virus. 

Georgia, which has only 142 infected individuals with the coronavirus at the moment, is ready to help neighbouring Armenia ‘ at any time’, the Georgian Foreign Ministry reported earlier today, following a phone conversation between Georgian and Armenian foreign ministers.

Photo: coronavirus live update.

The ministers agreed that communication will continue regarding the support. 

Armenian FM Zohrab Mnatsakanyan expressed gratitude on behalf of the Armenian PM and the people for Georgia’s support in the difficult time,” the Georgian Foreign Ministry said. 

An online petition has been created and Georgian NGOs have also been requesting Georgia to help Armenia. 

Lena Nazaryan, who chairs the Armenian-Georgian interparliamentary friend group, has thanked Georgia for its support, stating that the Georgian and Armenian people have overcome multiple obstacles together over centuries and ‘we will defeat this invisible enemy together.’ 

Stepan Gregoryan, a chairman of the Board at Analytical Centre on Globalisation and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), has also expressed his gratitude. 

Georgia had had 805 cases of the coronavirus so far, with the virus killing 13 individuals.