Georgian Defence Minister, Armenian PM discuss security challenges, cooperation
The conversation also touched on the issues of cooperation between the EU and Georgia in the direction of security and defence policy in various formats. Photo via MOD of Georgia
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Georgian Defence Minister Juansher Burchuladze and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday discussed the security environment and challenges in the South Caucasus region and in the world.
The officials highlighted Georgia’s readiness to direct efforts towards peaceful development of the region within the Government’s Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative.
At the meeting, the sides also reviewed the dynamics and prospects of defence cooperation between Georgia and Armenia, the Defence Ministry said.
The European Commission’s recommendation to the European Council to grant Georgia the European Union membership candidate status was also pointed out by the officials, with Burchuladze noting that Georgia was actively working to fulfil the EU recommendations in the future.
The conversation also touched on the issues of cooperation between the EU and Georgia in the direction of security and defence policy in various formats.
Within the framework of the visit to Armenia, Burchuladze also met with his Armenian counterpart Suren Papikyan and signed a bilateral cooperation deal.
Georgian and Armenian defence ministers Juansher Burchuladze and Suren Papikyan on Friday signed a deal on cooperation between the ministries of the two countries.
Relations and cooperation between Georgia and Armenia were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian defence minister Juansher Burchuladze and Ashot Smbatyan, the newly appointed Armenian ambassador to Georgia.
Questions of cooperation between Georgia and Armenia in the field of defence, and relations between the two countries were discussed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Suren Papikyan, the Armenian Minister of Defence in Tbilisi on Wednesday.
Georgian-Armenian relations and future cooperation were discussed on Wednesday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and the Secretary of the National Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigorian.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and Alen Simonyan, the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, on Wednesday discussed the existing relations between the countries, including trade and people-to-people ties, as part of the Georgian official’s informal visit to Armenia.