Ties with Armenia are of the utmost importance for Georgia, because Armenia is Georgia's most important strategic partner, presidential contender and leader of the "United National Movement" Mikhail Sahakashvili stated in his interview to the Armenian Public Television. In his words, the new Georgian leadership wishes the Armenian Diaspora, which has activated its links with Armenia recently, to take active part in the infrastructural investment projects carried out in the region. M. Sahakashvili also stated that Armenia should maximally benefit from Georgia's transit geo-position by transporting Armenian leads through its territory. In this regard he noted that after the presidential election the new Georgian government will lower the transit tariffs for the railway trucking industry.