ArmInfo.Armenia and Georgia have great untapped potential for cooperation. The Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze at a briefing with Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian expressed this opinion on April 11 in Yerevan.
"2017 is special for the Armenian-Georgian bilateral relations, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Over these years, thanks to joint efforts, it was possible to develop a mutually beneficial partnership based on mutual trust. I would also like to congratulate Armenia on the recent parliamentary elections, which marked the transition to a parliamentary form of government," the Georgian minister said.
The Georgian Foreign Minister noted that during the meeting with the Armenian side all the main directions of cooperation were discussed, the mutual desire to intensify the political dialogue was underlined. "We discussed the prospects of the development of trade and economic relations, touched on such areas of interaction as transport, energy, tourism, culture, art. The importance of using the transit potential between Armenia and Georgia in such areas as transport and logistics through the implementation of joint projects, including the use of the infrastructure of the Black Sea port, was stressed," Janelidze said.
At the same time, the Georgian minister noted that the meeting also touched upon the issues of expanding cooperation within the framework of international organizations, special attention was paid to regional challenges. "We discussed the situation in the "occupied territories" of Georgia (Abkhazia and South Ossetia-Ed.). At the same time, they stressed the importance of maintaining stability and security in the region. They touched on the European integration of Georgia. They expressed satisfaction with the completion of the negotiations between Armenia and the EU around the new framework agreement. In this context, he added that he was satisfied with the results of the talks in Yerevan, and expressed his readiness to promote the implementation of the agreements reached.