Armenian MPs hail US president’s expected visit to Georgia

Mediamax news agency
25 Mar 05

Yerevan, 25 March: Armenian MPs believe that a brief visit of US
President George W. Bush to Georgia scheduled for 10 May will have
a positive effect on the situation in the South Caucasus countries.

United Labour Party leader Gurgen Arsenyan expressed the hope today
that “Bush’s personal acquaintance with the region will facilitate the
establishment of peace here”, Mediamax’s parliamentary correspondent
reports.

The head of the Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary faction, Levon Lazarian,
said that the visits of presidents of leading countries to the South
Caucasus have a positive effect on the region as a whole. Bush’s visit
will also be useful in the context of boosting democratic processes,
Lazarian said.

The secretary of the opposition Justice faction, Viktor Dallakyan,
said that Bush’s visit to Tbilisi will be the manifestation of his
attitude towards Georgia’s democratic authorities who enjoy the
support of the US administration.