We signed the joint declaration on Armenia-Georgia strategic partnership. This is a result of our joint efforts, said today the Prime Minister of Armenia at the joint press-conference with the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili.

“Today, the 13th Meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation between Armenia and Georgia was held. I would like to thank Mister Garibashvili, our Georgian colleagues for hosting this meeting in Tbilisi and for its top-level organization. I sincerely congratulate the Government of Georgia and the Georgian people on obtaining the EU candidate status. I place special emphasis on the roles of both the Government led by Mister Garibashvili and the people in this process. It is a historic event for Georgia and the whole region. It is with joy that I would like to emphasize that, since the resumption of the 2019 format of the Intergovernmental Commission, meetings have been held on an annual basis. Today, we discussed a wide array of topics, from economy to culture, trade, and people-to-people contacts. We also spoke about the infrastructure and prospects of connectivity in the South Caucasus. We underlined the importance of implementing projects to ensure economic advancement, also discussing matters related to a number of directions. In this context, I must emphasize that the customs agencies of the two countries are actively considering the introduction of joint control models on border checkpoints, in which case the amount of time necessary for customs processes will be reduced.

I introduced our colleagues to the Crossroads of Peace project by the Republic of Armenia. I spoke about this initiative and presented it in October 2023, when I, on the invitation of Mister Garibashvili, participated in the Tbilisi Silk Road Forum. This project seeks to enhance regional relations, and the protection of state sovereignty is very important in this process. Our region can become a very important route connecting the South and the North, the West and the East. In all this, inclusiveness is vitally important, so that every state may be able to participate in economic projects. A good example of this is the Black Sea Cable project, in which Armenia takes a keen interest.

Honorable attending audience, representatives of the Governments of Georgia and Armenia, today Armenia and Georgia achieved a breakthrough. Together with Mister Prime Minister, we signed the joint declaration on Armenia-Georgia strategic partnership. This is a result of our joint efforts and embodies our determination. This achievement underlines that we must step up our efforts and not settle for what has been accomplished, as we discussed during the meeting. In discussions with Mister Garibashvili, we decided to instruct our agencies to take effective steps toward the finalization of the delimitation of the Armenia-Georgia border. We also spoke about the efforts of the Republic of Armenia toward the regulation of relations with Azerbaijan. It was emphasized that militarization and other similar directions will not benefit our relations. Peace will be established in the region when we will reach an agreement and sign a peace treaty based on public principles. In conclusion, I would like to state that we have adopted a joint resolution to protect, maintain, and deepen lawful relations in every direction, and to discuss every problem that may arise down this road based on the principle of mutual understanding”, - said Nikol Pashinyan.