Georgian, Armenian PMs Meet in Batumi

Armenian and Georgian Prime Ministers, Tigran Sargsyan and Nika Gilauri, respectively, met in Batumi on Friday.

PM Sargsyan, who pays a two-day visit to Georgia, leads the Armenian delegation for a 9th session of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission.

The Armenian delegation includes Minister of Economy; Transport and Communication Minister; Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; Deputy Minister of Territorial Administration; Deputy Minister of Health; Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Deputy Minister of Agriculture; Deputy Minister of Education and Science; Deputy Minister of Culture; Deputy Minister of Diaspora; Deputy Director of the National Security Service and other officials.

“Armenia is Georgia’s one of the main partners. We have 40% increase in bilateral trade; the most of the foreign tourists arriving in Georgia are from Armenia; we have very good political relations and very important economic relations. We have discussed number of energy, transit and transportation projects,” Georgian PM Gilauri said.