Armenian-Georgian border crossing to be simplified soonJanuary 23, 2011 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 22, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili who is on a working visit to Armenia. The meeting was followed by a discussion with participation of the two countries official delegations. The Armenian-Georgian cooperation in various fields was in the focus of the meeting, the RA presidential press service reported. According to preliminary data, 11% growth was recorded in the trade turnover between the two countries in 2010. The Presidents pointed to collaboration in the humanitarian field, including organization of the first Olympiad among Armenian and Georgian school students. The parties discussed simplification of the Armenian-Georgian border crossing in the near future. The two Presidents stressed the importance of active work on elimination of bureaucratic barriers, which are artificially created on the way to economic cooperation development. Sargsyan and Saakashvili referred to regional and international matters, which present mutual interest. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. |