Armenian leader hopes for peaceful solution to Ajaria crisis
Mediamax news agency
16 Mar 04
YEREVAN
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan today expressed the hope that the
leaders of Georgia and Ajaria will succeed in resolving their
disagreements through negotiations.
According to Mediamax news agency, Robert Kocharyan said this in
Yerevan today, speaking to journalists after his visit to the Defence
Ministry's Vazgen Sarkisyan Military Institute.
Robert Kocharyan stressed that "Georgia at large and the Black Sea
ports of that country are of extremely special importance to Armenia".
The president noted that Armenia's wish for a peaceful settlement to
the situation in Ajaria was expressed during Georgian President
Mikheil Saakashvili's official visit to Yerevan at the end of the last
week.
Mediamax news agency
16 Mar 04
YEREVAN
Armenian President Robert Kocharyan today expressed the hope that the
leaders of Georgia and Ajaria will succeed in resolving their
disagreements through negotiations.
According to Mediamax news agency, Robert Kocharyan said this in
Yerevan today, speaking to journalists after his visit to the Defence
Ministry's Vazgen Sarkisyan Military Institute.
Robert Kocharyan stressed that "Georgia at large and the Black Sea
ports of that country are of extremely special importance to Armenia".
The president noted that Armenia's wish for a peaceful settlement to
the situation in Ajaria was expressed during Georgian President
Mikheil Saakashvili's official visit to Yerevan at the end of the last
week.