Saakashvili: No Political Problems with Armenia
Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said after talks with his Armenian counterpart Robert Kocharian on August 22 that the two presidents discussed opportunities for deepening economic cooperation, adding that the two countries ?have no political problems? in bilateral relations.
President Saakashvili paid a two-day informal visit to Armenia on August 21-22 and met with Robert Kocharian at the latter?s summer residence on the shore of Lake Sevan. The Georgian President was accompanied by Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili.
?We are developing close cooperation with Armenia and we can say for sure that there are no political problems in the relations between our countries? We can not live separately from each other, hence economic integration is necessary,? Saakashvili said at a joint news conference with the Armenian President.
Robert Kocharian said that the current state of affairs with Georgia ?is a positive signal.?
?Mutual trust between the two presidents is a precondition for building relations between the two countries,? President Kocharian said, adding that these relations should not be a source of concern for Russia.
?As far as I know [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, with whom I also have mutually trustful relations, also attributes great importance to personal contacts [between leaders],? the Armenian President said.
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