Armenian Security Council Secretary discuss regional security issues  with Georgian officials

ArmInfo.Secretary of the RA Security Council Armen Grigoryan, who is in Georgia on a working visit, met with Minister of Internal Affairs of Georgia, Secretary of  the National Security Council Vakhtang Gomelauri in Tbilisi.

According to the press service of the RA Security Council, at the  beginning of the meeting, the parties highly appreciated the  centuries-old bilateral friendship and stressed the need to further  deepen these relations, in particular, expand sectoral cooperation  between the Security Councils of the two countries.

Grigoryan presented Armenia's position on the security situation  around Nagorno-Karabakh and overcoming these challenges. He also  presented to the interlocutor a plan for reforming the security  system, in the context of which the Georgian side shared its relevant  experience. The parties discussed a number of security issues.

Gomelauri presented to Grigoryan the structure of Georgia's national  security and the mandate of the National Security Council.

Meanwhile, according to the press service of the Prime Minister of  Georgia, Grigoryan met with the head of the Georgian Cabinet of  Ministers, Irakli Garibashvili, in Tbilisi. The parties discussed  good neighborly relations between Georgia and Armenia and directions  for future cooperation.

The head of government thanked Armen Grigoryan for his visit to  Georgia and stressed the importance of ensuring peace and stability  in the region. It was said that in order to develop bilateral  relations, Georgia is still ready to contribute to the regional  dialogue for the development of the economy, trade, culture and other  areas. The conversation focused on the Prime Minister's Peaceful  Neighborhood Initiative as an important platform for dialogue.

The parties also discussed the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine. The  Prime Minister noted that Georgia expresses solidarity with Ukraine  and supports it politically, as well as in all international formats.   Attention was paid to the humanitarian assistance that the country  provides to the Ukrainian people.

During the meeting, it was said that this year is special for the  friendly relations between Georgia and Armenia, as it marks the 30th  anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the  two countries.