Private visit of President Serzh Sargsyan to Georgia

On the second day of his private two-day visit to Georgia, President Sargsyan participated in Batumi at the Sunday service in the Armenian Saint Savior Church, lit a candle, and laid flowers at the cross-stone memorial. In the church yard, the President of Armenia conversed also with the representatives of the Armenian community of Ajaria, who attended the service.

At the conclusion of the visit, the Presidents of Armenia and Georgia summed up the results of the visit. President Sahakashvili expressed satisfaction with the informal meeting with the President of Armenia in Batumi and said, “We have agreed to integrate our economies, meet more often, and even though our relations are very close, to put in more efforts to make the relations between our two peoples even closer. In the future, our meetings will be more dynamic – for the benefit our two nations. We are small nations and we need each other. We depend on each other and this dependency should be used to do a lot of good for our countries.”

In his turn, the President of Armenia also expressed satisfaction with the meeting with his Georgian colleague and said, “We should cooperated more intensely, and think seriously about the integration processes. I am confident that this will be a breakthrough year in our relations. Although we have been having excellent relations throughout our history, we shouldn’t be complacent but move forward.”

On Sunday afternoon, the President of Armenia concluded his two-day visit to neighboring Georgia and returned to Yerevan.