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06, 2009
President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili arrived to Armenia for a two day official visit
At the invitation of President Serzh Sargsyan President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili and Mrs. Sandra Roelofs arrived to Armenia on June 24 for a two day official visit.
The official ceremony of welcoming the President of Georgia took place at the Presidential Palace and was followed by the private meeting of the two Presidents.
The meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and Mikhail Sahakashvili was followed by the meeting of the delegations in the extended format with the participation of the Presidents.
Noting that few nations in the world can take pride in such long-lasting and good-neighborly relations as those of the Armenian and Georgian people, President Sargsyan said “We have inherited these relations from our predecessors and we must develop them further.”
Presidents Sargsyan and Sahakashvili noted that frequent contacts and negotiations benefit allow to swiftly define issues of mutual interest as well as to decide on the best avenues for their resolution.
During the negotiations discussed were issues related to the cargo transportation through the territory of Georgia, transport connection between Armenia and Georgia, tourism development, as well as issues related to cooperation in the area of education and culture. The parties also discussed the issue of demarcation of the Armenian-Georgian border.
Implementation of joint projects in different areas and making them traditional was viewed by President Sargsyan as an important means for intensifying the interaction between the two peoples. As an example of such a joint project he proposed, in particular, to organize annual Olympiad for schoolchildren on different subjects as well as sport events. The parties reached the agreement to conduct the first Olympiad in the fall of this year.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan awarded the President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili with the Medal of Honor, which is the highest state decoration awarded to foreign citizens. The medal was awarded in accordance with the June 24 decree of the President of Armenia for President Sahakashvili’s contribution to the strengthening of the centuries-long friendship of the two peoples and for the activities directed at the deepening of the Armenian-Georgian cooperation.
The official ceremony of welcoming the President of Georgia took place at the Presidential Palace and was followed by the private meeting of the two Presidents.
The meeting of Serzh Sargsyan and Mikhail Sahakashvili was followed by the meeting of the delegations in the extended format with the participation of the Presidents.
Noting that few nations in the world can take pride in such long-lasting and good-neighborly relations as those of the Armenian and Georgian people, President Sargsyan said “We have inherited these relations from our predecessors and we must develop them further.”
Presidents Sargsyan and Sahakashvili noted that frequent contacts and negotiations benefit allow to swiftly define issues of mutual interest as well as to decide on the best avenues for their resolution.
During the negotiations discussed were issues related to the cargo transportation through the territory of Georgia, transport connection between Armenia and Georgia, tourism development, as well as issues related to cooperation in the area of education and culture. The parties also discussed the issue of demarcation of the Armenian-Georgian border.
Implementation of joint projects in different areas and making them traditional was viewed by President Sargsyan as an important means for intensifying the interaction between the two peoples. As an example of such a joint project he proposed, in particular, to organize annual Olympiad for schoolchildren on different subjects as well as sport events. The parties reached the agreement to conduct the first Olympiad in the fall of this year.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan awarded the President of Georgia Mikhail Sahakashvili with the Medal of Honor, which is the highest state decoration awarded to foreign citizens. The medal was awarded in accordance with the June 24 decree of the President of Armenia for President Sahakashvili’s contribution to the strengthening of the centuries-long friendship of the two peoples and for the activities directed at the deepening of the Armenian-Georgian cooperation.