President Zurabishvili, Armenian PM Pashinyan discuss "stability and peace" in region
Pashinyan and Zurabishvili met at the Georgian president's residence on Atoneli Street in Tbilisi. Photo via Administration of the President of Georgia.
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Regional peace and stability was the principal subject of a meeting between President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Tbilisi on Tuesday.
Zurabishvili hosted the visiting PM in her Atoneli Residence, also known as the Orbeliani Palace, after Pashinyan's meeting with his counterpart Giorgi Gakharia earlier during the day.
The president's administration said the two officials had talked "matters of importance" for economic and political cooperation.
Zurabishvili herself noted the importance of the two countries working together for "keeping stability and ensuring peace" in the South Caucasus.
Armenia's PM is on visit to Georgia between March 3-4, with a meeting with Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Archil Talakvadze also on his agenda.
“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.
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.
Georgian and Armenian Prime Ministers Mamuka Bakhtadze and Nikol Pashinyan met informally today in the village of Yenokavan in the Tavush province bordering Georgia. 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 Salome Zurabishvili has visited Armenia on her official trip today and has held a meeting with her Armenian counterpart Armen Sarkissian.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has gifted a Caucasian shepherd puppy to Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan during his official visit to Georgia.“My friend, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia’s precious gift, Bonbor, a pure Caucasian shepherd,” wrote PM Pashinyan, posting on social media yesterday.
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry has dismissed the information spread by Azerbaijani media outlets on the transportation of mortars from Serbia to Armenia via Georgia.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has expressed concern over the 12-13 July armed confrontation on the border of neighbouring states Azerbaijan and Armenia, with both sides using artillery, mortar, and tanks in the northern area of their borders.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia has made a statement regarding ongoing hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia, stating that ‘it is in our common interest for peace to be restored in the region as quickly as possible. Georgia is ready to facilitate this process in any way, including by hosting a meeting of representatives of the sides of the conflict in Tbilisi for the purpose of holding a dialogue’.
A new multilateral platform will be set up in the South Caucasus to boost political relationships between Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Iran, and Russia, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev stated during a meeting in Baku on December 10.
The Georgian and Armenian Prime ministers have pledged in Tbilisi to intensify ties and cooperation to create new opportunities which will decrease tension and risks of conflicts in the region.
“New prospects” on the path of European integration are a “great opportunity” for Georgia and the South Caucasus region, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said at a joint briefing with her Armenian counterpart Vahagn Khachaturyan on Monday.