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YEREVAN, MAY 30, ARMENPRESS. President of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received Giorgi Sharvashidze, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Armenia.

As ARMENPRESS was informed from the office of the President of the Republic of Armenia, President Khachaturyan congratulated the Ambassador on May 26, the holiday of Georgia's independence and declaration of the Republic, and wished success to Georgia and the Georgian people.

Ambassador Sharvashidze thanked for the reception and congratulations and said that he mutually congratulates the President of the Republic and the Armenian people on May 28, the Republic Day.

During the meeting, issues related to the continuous development of existing close friendly relations between Armenia and Georgia were discussed. Reference was made to the importance and strategic nature of the development of multi-layered friendly relations between Armenia and Georgia.

The parties exchanged ideas on setting higher standards for political and economic relations between the two countries. Both sides emphasized the dynamic expansion of the trade turnover between Armenia and Georgia and the strengthening of economic ties.