After the official welcoming ceremony, PM Pashinyan and PM Gakharia held a tête-à-tête meeting followed by expanded format talks.
“Honorable Mr. Prime Minister, dear Mr. Gakharia, I am happy to welcome you as prime minister of the brotherly Georgian people in Yerevan. I am happy that before our meeting we have already managed to establish warm and working relations. It is important to note: we are both convinced that as a result of today’s negotiations the relations of our countries will become better. If I were to be asked what are the achievements of my one and a half year premiership I would first of all mention the development of new level of relations with Georgia. At the same time I am convinced that as a result of our work bilateral cooperation will develop a lot more. Welcome, Mr. Prime Minister,” PM Pashinyan told his Georgian counterpart.
“Honorable Mr. Prime Minister, dear Nikol, thank you for the warm reception. It is a great honor for me to be in Armenia on an official visit. We have a great responsibility before our ancestors who have laid the foundation of the friendship of our countries and nations. I would like to assure that our relations will deepen even more with the implementation of the obligations assumed by us, which will also touch upon our citizens. Despite us both assessing highly our relations, we have good opportunities of developing ties in economy, culture and other sectors. Once again thank you for the warm reception,” PM Gakharia said.
During the private meeting the two prime ministers addressed a number of agenda items of the Armenian-Georgian relations, including the expansion of commercial-economic ties and development of cooperation in various branches of the economy, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a news release.
At the expanded format meeting the Armenian PM said that they’ve managed to discuss a broad scope of issues during the tête-à-tête meeting....
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