Georgian PM meets Armenian PM’s Chief of Staff in Tbilisi to discuss cooperation
Arayik Harutyunyan, the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Armenia, visited Tbilisi on Monday. Photo: Government of Georgia press office
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Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Arayik Harutyunyan, the Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Armenia, met on Monday in Tbilisi to discuss bilateral cooperation between the countries, the Georgian Government Administration said.
Welcoming Harutyunyan’s visit to Georgia, Garibashvili hailed the current level of a political dialogue between the neighboring countries and suggested that Georgia and Armenia could further strengthen ties.
In his remarks, Harutyunyan thanked Garibashvili for his “warm reception” and emphasised that Armenia was interested in further deepening of cooperation with Georgia in various fields.
Along with bilateral questions, the officials also discussed regional challenges.
Earlier this month the foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Armenia, Jeyhun Bayramov and Ararat Mirzoyan, visited Tbilisi for a meeting hosted by the Georgian Foreign Ministry to discuss stability and peace in the region.
In a wider context, the international community thanked the Georgian Government for its facilitation efforts last year to release 15 Armenian citizens who were captured in 2020 by Azerbaijan during hostilities over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Garibashvili stated then that the Armenian citizens were released through his personal involvement and that of the US.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday welcomed his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov in Tbilisi, noting his "pride" on the Georgian capital hosting talks between the countries of the region.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on Saturday discussed the former's Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative and its role in normalisation of relations in the South Caucasus region, as well as an upcoming meeting between Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart in Tbilisi.
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.
Azerbaijan has released 15 Armenian citizens through the facilitation of Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the United States Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Philip Reeker.
Georgian Maritime Transport Agency on Friday said the country’s transit corridor continued to work in an overloaded mode and despite the fact that the relevant state bodies have worked round-the-clock, the management of cargo flows has been “significantly” complicated.
Armenia’s Ministry of Education is ready to start teaching Georgian language classes in some schools in the country, Minister Vahram Dumanyan said on Thursday.