December 9, 2008 - 15:38 AMT
Yerevan, Tbilisi to launch program for cultural cooperation
Relations with Georgia are important for Armenia, the RA Prime Minister said.

"The issues we discuss will facilitate deepening and expansion of relations between our nations. Besides, the agreements sealed during President Serzh Sargsyan's visit to Georgia promoted resolution of a number of problems," Tigran Sargsyan said when opening a regular meeting of the Armenian-Georgian intergovernmental commission in economic cooperation.

Fir his part, Georgian PM Grigol Mgaloblishvili said that the Armenian-Georgian relations are developing. "I am hopeful this meeting will convey an impulse to our partnership," he said.

The commission will sign a protocol on introduction of changes into the intergovernmental agreement on free trade and a program of protection of monuments, New Region reports.