“Dear Mr. Prime Minister, I once again warmly welcome you and your delegation to Armenia and assure you that we are very happy for your visit. I must note that the Armenian-Georgian relations continue developing in the atmosphere of mutual trust. I want to inform that today, as always, our meeting has passed in a very warm and constructive atmosphere. We have discussed both our bilateral relations and regional issues. We have talked about the possible cooperation directions, that is the Meghri Free Economic Zone, have agreed on how we are going to move forward in energy, transport, tourism and healthcare fields. We have talked about and agreed to take steps to intensify the contacts between the youth of our two friendly states. We have discussed and demonstrated our attitude towards the Georgian leadership on issues relating to the preservation and restoration of historical-cultural heritage. It’s worth mentioning that we have come out from the talks with quite a good mood. We have clearly outlined where we are going to move, and are convinced that despite the high-level of our bilateral relations, we have envisaged quite a great growth in the economic relations, but the potential is much greater. Once again welcome to Armenia!”, the Armenian PM said.
In his turn the Georgian PM said: “Thank you Mr. Prime Minister, dear friend, for the warm reception. Georgia and Armenia are linked with centuries-old friendship and friendly relations: this is the basis on which we managed to establish new type of interstate relations, and we are happy that the bilateral relations are developing with a positive dynamics. Last year we celebrated the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations, within the course of these years it became possible to develop a mutually beneficial partnership based on trust between our two brotherly peoples. In 2017 a lot of bilateral high-level meetings were held, the Armenian Prime Minister visited Georgia in early 2017 and today we visit Armenia. The Armenian President also arrived in Georgia on an official visit in December 2017, and I am happy that the political relations between our two countries are really at a high level. The evidence of the importance of this visit and the diversity of issues are our diplomatic relations, and I want to state that our delegation includes not only ministers, but also the representative of the parliamentary friendship group. We have discussed a lot of issues of bilateral relations relating to the bilateral economic ties. I welcome the fact that we have a stable dynamics in the commercial relations. I congratulate my counterpart on Armenia’s high economic growth...
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