Armenian-Georgian negotiations were held on high level in Tbilisi

ArmInfo. According to the press  service of the Armenian Government The Prime Ministers of Armenia and  Georgia discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral cooperation in  trade, energy, transport, agriculture, tourism and culture. On  February 23, the delegation of the Armenian government headed by  Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan with a two-day official visit arrived  to Georgia.

After the official welcoming ceremony, the Prime Minister of the  Republic of Armenia Karen Karapetyan with his Georgian colleague  Giorgi Kvirikashvili held talks. The meeting was held in the Georgian  government administration.

The prime ministers of the two states discussed issues on bilateral  agenda, as well as their development prospects. During the  face-to-face meeting,  an expanded format of meeting was followed  with the participation of Georgian and Armenian members of the  governments.

Prime Minister of Georgia, welcoming his Armenian colleagues, noted  the registered positive dynamics in the Armenian-Georgian relations,  adding that mutual meetings contribute to the development of  relations in different directions. "We are ready to deepen regional  cooperation, to strengthen trade and use of the existing potential  for growth", he said.

In his turn Karen Karapetyan thanked for warm reception and said that  the friendly relations of Armenia and Georgia have deep historical  roots.

"Today we are moving to a new level of cooperation. Armenian-Georgian  cooperation continues to develop in an atmosphere of mutual trust,  which is the guarantor of the further development and strengthening  of our relations. Our delegation is ready to discuss the bilateral  agenda of relations in details, both in terms of bilateral and  regional development. We try to find new avenues to strengthen our  cooperation", said the prime minister.

Noting the existing today a high level of political dialogue between  the two states, the Prime Ministers of the two states noted the  untapped potential in the field of economic cooperation. The heads of  governments discussed a wide range of issues of cooperation in trade,  energy, transport, agriculture, tourism and culture.  The sides  expressed satisfaction with the current level of energy cooperation,  noting the importance of development of relations in the sector of  transport communications.

By the end of the meeting in the extended format, in the presence of  the Prime Ministers of the two states, an agreement on cooperation in  the fields of health, labor and social affairs, as well as a  memorandum of understanding in the field of food safety was signed.