Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan paid an official visit to Tbilisi, where he met with the head of the Georgian government, Irakli Kobakhidze. Following their meeting, the two leaders held a joint press conference, but they did not take any questions from journalists.
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According to Irakli Kobakhidze, he expressed gratitude to Nikol Pashinyan for his historic decision to support the UN resolution on the forced return of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region.
"This decision will further strengthen the relations between our two countries. Additionally, I thanked my colleague for his support of our country's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Kobakhidze noted.
Irakli Kobakhidze also mentioned that Georgia supports stability and peaceful coexistence in the South Caucasus:
"Georgia welcomes the peace agreement process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and specifically the efforts of the Armenian authorities to normalize relations with neighboring countries. We are prepared to play our role in ensuring peace and stability in the region, within our capabilities, of course."
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, for his part, stated that the existing cooperation between Georgia and Armenia "reflects their mutual understanding of what relations between countries in the region should be - based on mutual respect, common interests, and healthy economic competition."
"We had the opportunity to discuss a number of issues related to achieving lasting peace and stability in our region. I presented to my colleague the latest development information in the process of Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization. I must mention that during the difficult negotiations, within the framework of the delimitation-demarcation process with Azerbaijan, we managed to achieve some progress," Pashinyan said.
The Armenian Prime Minister also expressed hope for future progress in delimiting the Armenian-Georgian border. "We have shared common positions on this matter," he noted.
Nikol Pashinyan is visiting Georgia officially for the second time this year. In January, he and then-Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili signed a Memorandum on Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
