AZG Armenian Daily #128, 11/07/2006

Cooperation

ARMENIAN AND GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTERS DISCUSS ISSUES OF BILATERAL
COOPERATION

Armenian and Georgian Prime Ministers discussed various issues of
economic cooperation. RA PM Andranik Margarian told the journalists
after the meeting with Zourab Nogaideli, recently.

The press service of RA Government informed that Mr.

Margarian said they discussed the construction of the third high
voltage electricity line and signed the relevant agreement. Besides,
they discussed the communication issues, particularly the opening
of the Abkhaz railroad. RA PM added that the issue will have final
solution only after the consent of the Russian side. He added that they
also agreed about shaping a joint working group that would evaluate
the profits of restoring Kars-Gyumri-Tbilisi railway communication.

As for the decision of the Georgian authorities to restore the
infrastructures of Samtskhe-Javakheti, Margarian said that that would
be good to involve the local residents in the implementation of the
above-mentioned works. He added that the Armenian authorities are
ready to assist the restoration of the Javakheti infrastructures. He
informed that in the given stage Armenia will help restore a number
of educational institutions in Javakheti, while the further assistance
will be discussed later.

RA PM informed that they discussed the necessity to open the
Armenian-Georgian University in Tbilisi. He added that RA Education
Minister will visit Tbilisi in end July in connection with this
issue. The sides also touched upon the issue of tourism, stating that
the number of Armenian tourists visiting Georgia grows year after year.