SITTING OF THE ARMENIA-GEORGIA INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION IN TBILISI

armradio.am
10.12.2008 13:28

The Armenian government delegation headed by Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan paid a one-day visit to Georgia to participate in the seventh
sitting of the Armenian-Georgian Intergovernmental Commission for
Economic Cooperation.

Before the sitting Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with the Prime
Minister of Georgia Grigol Mgaloblishvili. Later the heads of
government of the two countries met with the working group of the
Intergovernmental Commission and participated in the recurrent sitting
of the Commission.

The Prime Ministers of the two countries expressed gratitude to
the Intergovernmental Commission for productive work, noting that
the friendly relations between Armenia and Georgia are successfully
developing. The Prime Minister expressed hope that the 7th sitting of
the Commission will serve as an additional impetus for the deepening
and expansion of those relations.

Tigran Sargsyan and Grigol Mgaloblishvili were united in their opinion
on the necessity of leading an open, transparent and understandable
policy, underlining that it should be visible also to the world powers
interested in the region. They expressed confidence that the documents
signed would give new drive to interstate relations, noting that the
governments of the two countries have to work hard to implement the
agreements reached. Tigran Sargsyan and Grigol Mgaloblishvili noted
that during their meeting they discussed issues of bilateral and
regional importance. Reference was made to the issue of the Armenian
St. Norashen Church. It was noted that the Armenian and Georgian
Churches are linked with centuries-old friendly ties.

The Prime Ministers emphasized the importance of the initiative of the
Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church to form a joint commission to
discuss issues connected with St. Norashen and other Armenian Churches,
where all the problems will be discussed and solved via dialogue.

A number of documents were signed upon the completion of the sitting
of the Intergovernmental Commission. It was decided to hold the next
sitting in Yerevan in 2009. The time and agenda will be fixed later.

Within the framework of the visit RA Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan
met with the President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, visited the
Armenian Embassy in Georgia, the Armenian St. Norashen Church, the
pantheon of renowned Armenian writers and public figures of Tbilisi.