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. Top stories 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. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |