MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI INVITES SERZH SARGSYAN TO VISIT GEORGIA
ArmInfo
2010-01-26 11:38:00
ArmInfo. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has invited his
Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan to visit Georgia. The Armenian
presidential press-service told ArmInfo that the given invitation has
been passed to the Armenian president by Georgian Prime Minister Nika
Gilauri, who is currently in Armenia.
According to the source, during the meeting Serzh Sargsyan pointed
out that being friendly neighbors, Georgia and Armenia should meet
more often to discuss the arising issues. "The volume and level
of our cooperation oblige us to daily turn to these issues in the
working order",- he stressed. He added that Armenia considers Georgia
a friendly country and is ready deepen its relations with Georgia.
For his part, Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri passed the best
wishes of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to the Armenian
president. "Now we have the best friendly relations",- stressed
Gilauri.
Serzh Sargsyan asked Gilauri about the work of the bilateral
intergovernmental commission for economic cooperation. The Georgian
prime minister pointed out that the 8th sitting of the commission
was quite efficient today and added that the sitting covered numerous
issues related to the projects of infrastructural, cultural and social
nature, and agreements were reached on practically all issues. He
added that the next sitting of the commission will be held in Georgia.
Sargsyan and Gilauri exchanged their opinions on the economic state
in both countries and anti-crisis measures taken. They also touched
on a number of regional issues.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, in Jan-Nov
2009 the commodity turnover between Armenia and Georgia totalled $82.6
mln, having decreased by 30,2% as compared with the similar period
of 2008. The positive balance of the Armenian-Georgian commodity
turnover amounted to $13.8 mln, having decreased by 61% as compared
with Jan-Nov 2008.