2006 was Marked by Effective Cooperation between Armenia and Georgia

PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2006 the Armenian-Georgian relations were marked by effective cooperation in the spheres of economy, energy, transportation, agriculture and tourism, says the RA Foreign Ministry annual report on Armenian foreign activities in 2006. "A number of visits have taken place between Armenia and Georgia on high level, actively was working the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental economic cooperation commission. In the sphere of economy continues the construction of Power Transmission Line-400. In the field of transportation an agreement was reached on transporting Armenian products through Georgian territory by preferential tariffs during 2007. The demarcation works of Armenian-Georgian 110-km borderline are over, and the work in this direction is still going on." says the document.



As is mentioned in the report, during the last year the Armenian and Georgian Foreign Ministries continued active cooperation in political issues. During January and June bilateral visits the foreign ministers of the two countries discussed issues of cooperation in international structures, coordination of positions in the sphere of regional conflicts and the possibilities to deepen the relationship towards European integration. In 2006 the issues of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Tbilisi railway and the situation in Samtskhe-Javakheti region, where Armenian population makes up majority, were at the center of attention of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.