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KOCHARIAN NOTED IMPORTANCE OF ARMENIA-GEORGIA ENERGY COOPERATION
30.09.2005 05:20
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with
Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, who arrived in Armenia for the
participation in the 4-th sitting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental
commission on economic cooperation, RA President's press center reported.
Presenting the outcomes of the Yerevan sitting to Robert Kocharian the
Georgian Premier stated that mutually beneficial decisions were taken on
most of the issues of the agenda. During the meeting Robert Kocharian and
Zurab Nogaideli discussed cooperation in energy, transport and customs
fields paying special attention to export of Armenian energy to Georgia.
Taking into account the developing tendency of the Armenian-Georgian tourism
cooperation, the parties stressed the necessity of creating new transport
facilities including Yerevan-Tbilisi and Yerevan-Batumi flights as well as
Yerevan-Batumi railway communication. The interlocutors also touched upon
the possibilities of preventing contraband circulation of goods. In their
words, though the amount of contraband has been considerably reduced, the
problem still remains unsettled. Besides, they discussed social and economic
cooperation in the Armenian-inhabited Samtskhe Javakheti region of Georgia.
According to Nogaideli, the Georgian government intends to launch a
five-year project targeted at highway repair with the funds allocated within
Millennium Challenge Account framework. Moreover, the Georgian government is
going to work out programs for the Armenian-speaking population of the
region and take active part in the construction of schools in Javakhetia.
KOCHARIAN NOTED IMPORTANCE OF ARMENIA-GEORGIA ENERGY COOPERATION
30.09.2005 05:20
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Today Armenian President Robert Kocharian met with
Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli, who arrived in Armenia for the
participation in the 4-th sitting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental
commission on economic cooperation, RA President's press center reported.
Presenting the outcomes of the Yerevan sitting to Robert Kocharian the
Georgian Premier stated that mutually beneficial decisions were taken on
most of the issues of the agenda. During the meeting Robert Kocharian and
Zurab Nogaideli discussed cooperation in energy, transport and customs
fields paying special attention to export of Armenian energy to Georgia.
Taking into account the developing tendency of the Armenian-Georgian tourism
cooperation, the parties stressed the necessity of creating new transport
facilities including Yerevan-Tbilisi and Yerevan-Batumi flights as well as
Yerevan-Batumi railway communication. The interlocutors also touched upon
the possibilities of preventing contraband circulation of goods. In their
words, though the amount of contraband has been considerably reduced, the
problem still remains unsettled. Besides, they discussed social and economic
cooperation in the Armenian-inhabited Samtskhe Javakheti region of Georgia.
According to Nogaideli, the Georgian government intends to launch a
five-year project targeted at highway repair with the funds allocated within
Millennium Challenge Account framework. Moreover, the Georgian government is
going to work out programs for the Armenian-speaking population of the
region and take active part in the construction of schools in Javakhetia.