Saakashvili: Georgia-Armenia border procedures to be further simplifiedNovember 29, 2011 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia stands for further simplification of customs and border procedures at Georgian-Armenian border, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said at a joint briefing with the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan in Tbilisi."Our citizens will take only one check at the border: those leaving Armenia – at the Armenian one, and those leaving Georgia - the Georgian one. It won't be necessary to go out of the car, as it is done at French-Swiss border, and people won't have to wait for hours. We have reached the final point in talks on simplification of border regulations, and our borders will be transparent," Saakashvili said. Saakashvili noted the same regime operates on the border with Turkey, Trend News reported. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26. 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. |