Armenian-Georgian economic cooperation not to be restricted to freight transportationJune 25, 2009 - 17:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Economic cooperation between Armenia and Georgia should not be restricted to freight transportation. Both countries should strive for economic cooperation, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told YSU students and professors on June 25. "Georgia and Armenia should sign a free trade agreement with EU. That will mark a new step towards two countries' integration to Europe," Georgian official stated.Touching upon transit prices for freight transportation to Armenia, Saakashvili said that rumors on freight tariffs being higher for Azerbaijan were untrue. "Armenia-Georgia railway does not actually operate. Whereas Azerbaijan provides a transit route to China and Central Asian states," Saakashvili noted. ![]() ![]() Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |