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Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly (NA) Ara Babloyan arrived in Georgia on an official visit on 25 September, the press office of the Parliament reports.

During the meeting with Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, the NA Speaker noted that the official visit of the delegation of the Armenian Parliament to Georgia would be a serious impetus for the further strengthening of the inter-state relations between the two countries, and especially, the inter-parliamentary cooperation.

Mr. Babloyan particularly underlined that from the first days of the restoration of the independence the Armenian authorities attached great importance to the development and expansion of cooperation with Georgia. “In the relations with each other we have been guided with one true principle: there are no unresolved problems between us,” the Armenian official noted in his speech.

He expressed hope that in future the effective cooperation would also continue, new ways would be found for the rapprochement of various contacts, using at maximum the whole potential at hand. Ara Babloyan proposed his Georgian colleague to make more frequent the cooperation of the two parliaments in the format of mutual visits and joint discussions.

Speaking about the Georgian-Armenian relations, the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament particularly has noticed that though this year marks the 25th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Georgian-Armenian friendship has a history of several centuries. Irakli Kobakhidze has assured that all parliamentary forces of Georgia has the same position about the fact that the relations with the Republic of Armenia should be brotherly and steps would be undertaken in further strengthening them. Mr. Kobakhidze presented in detail to his Armenian colleagues the main directions of the ongoing reforms in their country.

After the meeting, Ara Babloyan and the parliamentary delegation visited the Square of the Deceased Heroes for the Territorial Integrity of Georgia.