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| 21:36:16 | 29-09-2005 | Official |
RA AND GEORGIAN PREMIERS MET
Today the Georgian delegation headed by Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli
arrived in Yerevan on two-day visit. The meeting of the Prime Ministers of
both states has already taken place.
The parties positively assessed the active dialogue on Georgia’s state debt
to Armenia. Andranik Margaryan expressed satisfaction with the opening of
ferry communication between the ports of Caucasus and Poti. In this context
the Armenian Prime Minister reiterated Armenia’s position on opening of the
Abkhazian sector of the Georgian railway, what in his words, will be more
efficient from economic viewpoint.
The interlocutors also touched upon the current situation in Javakhk and
stressed the importance of elaboration and implementation of programs aimed
at improvement of the social and economic situation in the region. Andranik
Margaryan confirmed the position of the RA government to cooperate with the
Georgian authorities on the issue.
The parties also touched upon the construction of the
Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi railway, establishment of the Georgian-Armenian
University, construction of schools in Javakhk, development of cooperation
and a number of issues of mutual interest.
The meeting was followed by the fourth sitting of the Armenian-Georgian
interparliamentary commission on economic affairs.