RA PRIME MINISTER TIGRAN SARGSYAN RECEIVED NEWLY APPOINTED GEORGIAN AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY TO ARMENIA GREGORY TABATADZE

We dnesday, 2 December 2009

Congratulating the Ambassador on the start-up of his diplomatic mission
in our country, the Prime Minister expressed confidence that he will
bring about further progress in the Armenian-Georgian relationship
during his tenure of office. Tigran Sargsyan highlighted the need
for expanding economic cooperation by stressing that bilateral trade
turnover is still far from being satisfactory.

The Prime Minister said that the reopening of Kazbek-Upper Lars
international automobile checkpoint would have a positive impact on
economic developments in the region and will strengthen Georgia’s
role as a transit country.

With reference to the status of Armenian churches in Georgia, Tigran
Sargsyan emphasized the importance of making efforts to restore the
Saint Gevorg of Mughni Church in Tbilisi.

The interlocutors further discussed the activities of the
Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation,
which is scheduled to hold its eighth sitting in Yerevan early
next year.

During the meeting, reference was made of the planned Georgian Culture
Days in Armenia. The Armenian Prime Minister said to be hopeful that
the next year’s Armenian Culture Days in Georgia will be held with
as much enthusiasm.