ARMENIA IS CONCERNED ABOUT FUNCTIONING OF THE MOTOR CHECK POINT BETWEEN GEORGIA AND RUSSIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

ArmInfo
2009-06-24 23:19:00

ArmInfo. The Armenian-Georgian relations are on the high level,
Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili said at today’s joint
press-conference with President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Yerevan.

As Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said, ‘there are few people in
the whole world which can display centuries-long friendly relations
existing between the peoples of Armenia and Georgia’. ‘After talking
to ny Georgian counterpart, I am sure he shares the approaches
of the Armenian party about the necessity of activation of the
bilateral relations and their leading to qualitatively new level’,
– President Sargsyan said. He also emphasized that over the meeting
with Saakashvili the touched on the regional security issues. ‘The
Armenian party is sure that the existing problems may be resolved only
via the dialogue, enhancing of the trust atmosphere in the region,
mutual respect and cooperation’, – Sargsyan said.

In the context of development of the bilateral relations special
attention was drawn to enhancing of the economical cooperation as
well as fulfillment of the joint programmes. Sargsyan expressed
hope that fulfillment of such programmes will make it possible to
reduce consequences of the world financial and economic crisis and
its affecting the economy of Armenia and Georgia. ‘Commuinications,
passing via the territory of Georgia, are very much important for
Armenia. We are concerned about functioning of the motor check
point between Georgia and Russian Federation as soon as possible’,
– President of Armenia said.