DAVIT BAKRADZE: SOME ISSUES BETWEEN ARMENIA AND GEORGIA ARE NOT COMPLETELY SETTLED
By Nairi Muradian
AZG DAILY
25-02-2009
Armenian National Assembly yesterday extended the term of the
Parliamentary Commission on Investigation into March 1-2 Incidents
in Yerevan by September 15, 2009.
Before, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Davit Bakradze, who was
the guest of the NA, delivered a speech.
"Armenia and Georgia are historical staunch allies and sister
republics, and the peoples of these two countries are connected not
only with the past, but, I am confident, with the hopeful future
as well", Davit Bakradze mentioned adding that he was very glad
that agreements had been reached between the governments of the two
countries connected with the infrastructure projects, including the
construction of the freeway. "I think that those projects will play
an important role both in economic development and strengthening of
stability in the region", he said.
"Until now, there are unsettled issued between the two countries",
Davit Bakradze underlined adding that it is a normal phenomenon in
the neighboring countries’ relations.
"I am confident that despite of some forces’ attempts to use those
issues for causing disorder in our relations, we will be able to
settle all those issues through constructive dialogue and consistent
approach", the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament added.
He also touched upon the relations of Armenia and Georgia with
their neighboring and not neighboring countries saying that state
and security interests demand that Georgia and Armenia should take
into account the mutual interests and maintain partnership and
good-neighborly relations.
According to the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, today the
most important issue of Armenia and Georgia is to provide security
guarantees that will strengthen and protect the two countries’
independences.
"The incidents that took place recently in Georgia – the aggression
against our country, once more proved the importance of regional
cooperation", Bakradze underlined.