GEORGIAN SPEAKER ON AIMS OF HIS VISIT TO ARMENIA
Rustavi-2 TV
Feb 24 2009
Georgia
[Presenter] The Georgian parliament speaker [Davit Bakradze] has left
for Armenia for an official visit. The Georgian delegation plans to
meet the Armenian president [Serzh Sargsyan], prime minister [Tigran
Sargsyan] and parliament speaker [Hovik Abrahamyan]. At the meetings,
Davit Bakradze will discuss the existing situation in Georgia and
future relations between the two countries.
[Bakradze, interviewed] One of the main topics will be the
intensification of cooperation between the parliaments of Georgia
and Armenia. But naturally, we will also speak about all issues that
are pertinent to Georgian-Armenian relations and regional security
and development overall. This includes economic cooperation, joint
projects, regional security, conflicts and all issues that are
important to us, to Armenia and to our neighbouring countries.
[Levan Vepkhvadze, deputy speaker, minority MP] Armenia is a member
of the Collective Security Treaty Organization [CSTO] and the CIS,
together with Russia. It is important for us to work precisely with
these countries so that they do not come under pressure from Russia
to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. I think
this is very important.