Georgian defense minister, who is in Yerevan with a visit, has handed over the massage of Georgian head Edward Shevardnadze regarding the situation in the Pankisi gorge to Armenian president Robert Kocharian today. The issues of the Armenian-Georgian military cooperation were also discussed at the meeting. According to Tevzadze, the visit of Armenian defense minister Serge Sarkisian to Georgia had a key role in the development of these relations.