ARMENIA NOT TO MEDDLE IN PROBLEMS OF SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI REGION

Daily Georgian Times, Georgia
June 28 2006

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Vardan Oskanyan, being on an
official visit to Georgia, says Armenia won’t interfere in resolution
of Samtskhe-Javakheti region problem, Parliamentary Speaker of Georgia
Nino Burjanadze stated shortly after the closed-door meeting with
the Armenian high-ranking official.

As per Burjanadze, Vardan Oskanyan reiterated the stance of Armenia
with regard to Samtskhe-Javakheti region, that present situation in
the region is domestic affair of Georgia and hence, Armenia won’t
meddle in this matter.

Nino Burjanadze stressed that the parties focused on deepening
Georgian-Armenian economic relations and Parliamentary ties. She
also said that according to Oskanyan, Armenia recognizes Georgia’s
territorial integrity and supports peaceful settlement of conflicts,
as well as resumption of a political dialogue.

As to construction of Kars-Akhalkalaki trunk railway, the sides have
not highlighted the mentioned issue, Burjanadze said.