PRESIDENT OF GEORGIA VISITS ARMENIA

armradio.am
25.06.2009 11:02

At the invitation of President Serzh Sargsyan President of Georgia
Mikhail Sahakashvili and Mrs. Sandra Roelofs arrived to Armenia on
June 24 for a two day official visit.

The official ceremony of welcoming the President of Georgia took
place at the Presidential Palace and was followed by the private
meeting of the two Presidents, President’s Press Office reported.

The meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and Mikhail Sahakashvili was followed
by the meeting of the delegations in the extended format with.

Noting that few nations in the world can take pride in such
long-lasting and good-neighborly relations as those of the Armenian
and Georgian people, President Sargsyan said "We have inherited these
relations from our predecessors and we must develop them further."

Presidents Sargsyan and Sahakashvili noted that frequent contacts
and negotiations benefit allow to swiftly define issues of mutual
interest as well as to decide on the best avenues for their resolution.

During the negotiations discussed were issues related to the
cargo transportation through the territory of Georgia, transport
connection between Armenia and Georgia, tourism development, as
well as issues related to cooperation in the area of education and
culture. The parties also discussed the issue of demarcation of the
Armenian-Georgian border.

Implementation of joint projects in different are as and making
them traditional was viewed by President Sargsyan as an important
means for intensifying the interaction between the two peoples. As
an example of such a joint project he proposed, in particular, to
organize annual Olympiad for schoolchildren on different subjects as
well as sport events. The parties reached the agreement to conduct
the first Olympiad in the fall of this year.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the President of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan awarded the President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili with
the Medal of Honor, which is the highest state decoration awarded to
foreign citizens.

The medal was awarded in accordance with the June 24 decree of the
President of Armenia for President Sahakashvili’s contribution to the
strengthening of the centuries-long friendship of the two peoples and
for the activities directed at the deepening of the Armenian-Georgian
cooperation.