Georgian, Armenian PMs discuss cooperation, regional matters
The meeting also focused on the security environment and challenges in the region and the world. Photo: Government Administration
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Main directions of cooperation between Georgia and Armenia and questions of regional importance were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian and Armenian prime ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Nikol Pashinyan.
The officials highlighted the role of the Intergovernmental Economic Commission set up between the two countries, calling the body an “important platform for strengthening ties” between them, the Government Administration said.
The meeting also focused on the security environment and challenges in the region and the world.
Held a productive meeting w/ @NikolPashinyan today, in the framework of the Intergovernmental Commission on Econ Coop of ???????? & ????????
— Irakli Garibashvili (@GharibashviliGe) January 12, 2023
Discussed regional peace initiatives & other bilateral programs, along w/ prospects of expanding econ & trade relations. pic.twitter.com/HQ6NWhZzcw
Garibashvili expressed his willingness to continue playing the role of a mediator between neighbouring countries of the South Caucasus in a bid to “ensure peace and stability in the region”.
The PM started his visit to Armenia earlier during the day, with Armenian Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Khachatryan, Ambassador Ashot Smbatyan and Irakli Kvanchakhadze, the Chargé d'Affaires of Georgia in Armenia, welcoming the Government head at the Yerevan airport.
Garibashvili is scheduled to co-chair a session of the Intergovernmental Economic Commission and hold bilateral meetings with officials in the country.
The PM’s delegation includes Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Levan Davitashvili, the Vice PM and Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development.
Irakli Karseladze, the Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure and Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Government Administration, are also in the delegation.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday left for a visit to neighbouring Armenia where he is scheduled to co-chair a session of the joint Intergovernmental Economic Commission and hold bilateral meetings with officials in the country.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Armenian counterpart Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday discussed political and economic relations between two countries during the former’s visit to Armenia.
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The Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan took part in the eleventh sitting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between Armenia and Georgia earlier today in Tbilisi.
Armenia has become the sixth largest trade partner of Georgia after turnover between the two countries increased by 70 percent between January and November of 2022 to exceeded the $1 billion mark, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday in comments at a meeting of the Intergovernmental Economic Commission in Yerevan.
Georgian and Armenian prime ministers on Thursday signed an agreement to further simplify the existing visa-free travel between the countries, making it possible for their nationals to cross the border using biometric identification cards.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Thursday highlighted the “particularly active” economic ties with Armenia over the recent years, in a comment coming during the ongoing visit of a Governmental delegation to Yerevan.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday said the agreements reached between Armenia and Georgia, within the framework of the meeting of the Intergovernmental Economic Commission in Yerevan, would give new sense to the relations between the two countries.
An agreement to further simplify the existing visa-free travel between Georgia and Armenia, which was signed today by the countries’ prime ministers Irakli Garibashvili and Nikol Pashinyan, will make it possible for their nationals to cross the border using identification cards and will further contribute to the deepening of people-to-people relations, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili said on Thursday.
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Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Thursday sent his condolences on the death of 15 servicemembers following a fire in a military unit in Armenia.