  Georgian PM to discuss cooperation issues, visa requirements with Yerevan August 21, 2014 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Discussion of urgent issues in the context of Tbilisi-Yerevan ties will be on Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit agenda. In the light of Georgia’s signing the association agreement with the EU and Armenia’s accession to the Russia-dominated Customs Union, the parties will discuss possible contradictions and work out an acceptable format of cooperation. Georgia’s intention to introduce visa requirements for Armenia starting September 1 will also be discussed, Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan noted earlier, according to Novosti Armenia. Garibashvili will pay an official visit to Armenia on August 21-22 at the invitation of his Armenian counterpart, governmental press service reported. Meetings with President Serzh Sargsyan, parliament speaker Galust Sahakyan, Abrahamyan and other senior officials are on Georgian PM’s agenda to be followed by meetings between Armenian and Georgian delegations. Garibashvili will also visit Armenian Genocide Memorial in Tsitsernakaberd and Institute of Ancient Manuscripts Matenadaran in Yerevan.  Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.   Partner news |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
