Vahagn Khachaturyan met with Shalva Papuashvili during his official  visit to Georgia

ArmInfo.Within the framework of his official visit to Georgia, Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan met with Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili.

According to the press service of the President of the Republic of  Armenia, Papuashvili noted that he especially appreciates the fact  that Vahagn Khachaturyan made his first official visit to Georgia as  President of Armenia. "Such high-level visits strengthen the  centuries-old friendship between our countries," he said.

In turn, Vahagn Khachaturyan noted that Armenia highly appreciates  and attaches great importance to the Armenian-Georgian relations.

rDuring the meeting, the role of inter-parliamentary cooperation, the  organization of regular meetings of friendship groups and committees  operating in the parliaments of the two countries was especially  noted.  The need for further development and expansion of special  good neighborly relations between Armenia and Georgia was mutually  pointed out.  During the meeting, issues of regional security and  strengthening of stability were touched upon, it was noted that both  Armenia and Georgia are interested in establishing a lasting and  long-term peace, as this is the main and most important guarantee for  the development of the region.  Vahagn Khachaturyan and Shalva  Papuashvili emphasized that relations between the two countries,  based on mutual trust, constant dialogue and cooperation, have always  been at a high level and will continue to develop in the same vein.

At the end of the meeting, Vahagn Khachaturyan made an entry in the  book of honored guests of the Georgian Parliament.

"I am glad to make my first official visit to Georgia, to a country  with which we millennial spiritual, cultural and civilizational  commonalities. I am sure that my visit will become a new impetus for  further strengthening and deepening relations between our countries"   the President of Armenia wrote.

As part of his visit to Georgia, Armenian President Vahagn  Khachaturyan, together with the delegation, visited the Heroes'  Square and laid a wreath at the memorial of the heroes who died for  the unity of Georgia. This is a monument to the Georgian cadets who  died in 1921 in battles with the Red Army, the leaders of the  anti-Soviet uprising of 1924, as well as those who fell during  military operations in Abkhazia in 1992-1993 and the five-day war in  South Ossetia in August 2008 - a total of about 4 thousand people".