Garibashvili assures that thanks to his close ties with Pashinyan,  perfect relations have been established between Armenia and Georgia

ArmInfo."Perfect relations" have been established between Georgia and Armenia. As reported by NEWSGEORGIA, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said today  before the meeting of the intergovernmental economic commission with  the participation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The  meeting of the commission was supposed to take place in 2020, but was  postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Artsakh.

According to the Georgian Prime Minister, Georgia and Armenia should  move from words to real deeds.  "We are interested in the very close,  friendly cooperation that exists between us to be converted into a  positive practice. We should develop close trade and economic  relations, talk about regional projects, infrastructure, and other  projects that will be of interest to both countries. It is for this  purpose that we have gathered today, " Garibashvili said.

The head of the Georgian government thanked his Armenian counterpart  for the fact that the meeting of the intergovernmental economic  commission is being held at the level of prime ministers in  accordance with the initiative and agreement that was reached between  the heads of government of the two countries. "This is your second  visit to Georgia this year. I would like to note with pleasure that I  have already paid an official visit to Yerevan twice this year. And  that really points to the close relationship, the cooperation, the  goodwill between us. And I want to thank you for this relationship,  for this attitude, "said Garibashvili.

The Prime Minister stressed that it was thanks to his close ties with  Nikol Pashinyan that "perfect relations" were established between  Georgia and Armenia. "It can be said with pride and pleasure that  there were no such relations between our countries. Of course, we  have always had very close and friendly relations, but we can say  that it is thanks to our merit between our governments that there is  no misunderstanding between our countries and we have really perfect  relations, "Garibashvili said.

NEWSGEORGIA recalls that Georgia and Armenia established diplomatic  relations on July 17, 1992. The countries cooperate in many areas,  and most intensively in trade and economics. There is a free trade  regime between the countries; Armenia is one of the ten main trade  partners of Georgia. According to the National Statistics Service of  Georgia, in January-November 2021, the trade turnover between Georgia  and Armenia amounted to $ 611.7 million, which is 10% more than the  same period in 2020.