Armenian PM: Economic Commission agreements will give new sense to Armenian-Georgian relations
The Armenian official stressed that both sides had fulfilled “all the conditions” set at the previous meetings and said today’s meeting agenda had covered “various fields”, including transport, communications, technology, health and agriculture. Photo via Government Administration
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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.
Pashinyan highlighted that co-hosting the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili pointed to the significance of the relations between the countries, adding the sides have held three intergovernmental meetings since 2019, which would “further deepen” the relations.
The Armenian official stressed that both sides had fulfilled “all the conditions” set at the previous meetings and said today’s meeting agenda had covered “various fields”, including transport, communications, technology, health and agriculture.
Discussing the security and regional issues with Garibashvili, Pashinyan emphasised that as a result of the existing relations between Georgia and Armenia, there had been a “mutual understanding in such matters”. He noted the implementation of all agreements between the parties would take the existing relations to a “higher level”.
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
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.
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 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.
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.
Bilateral cooperation agenda between Georgia and Armenia in trade, economy, transit and transport was discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan.
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.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Friday highlighted the “significantly increased” trade turnover between Georgia and Armenia over recent years, with exports from Georgia amounting to $133 million this year and expecting the “growing trend” to continue further.