Armenian President Robert Kocharian has sent a condolence telegram to Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili on the tragic decease of Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania. The message specifically notes, "People in Armenia got to know about the tragic decease of Zurab Zhvania with pain. We share your pain of loss. Zurab Zhvania made a considerable contribution to the becoming of the statehood and democracy in friendly Georgia. His role in development of the centuries-old friendship between our peoples is invaluable. On behalf of the whole of the Armenian nation, as well as me in person, I deeply commiserate with you, as well as the family and relatives of Zurab Zhvania."