Armenian president and Georgian officials discussed peace and stability in South Caucasus

YEREVAN, June 1, /ARKA/. Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan's first official visit abroad after taking office in March was to the neighboring Georgia, where he had meetings with Georgian counterpart Salome Zurabishvili, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.
On May 31, Khachaturyan and Garibashvili discussed security-related issues in the South Caucasus, as well as ways to bolster bilateral ties in energy, transport and trade, according to Khachaturyan's press office.
According to Georgian news agencies, PM Garibashvili also brought up his Peaceful Neighbourhood Initiative, a proposed platform for confidence-building in the South Caucasus with the participation of Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, the U.S., and the EU.
Also on May 31, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili and President Khachaturyan touched upon current developments in the South Caucasus and discussed steps taken to establish regional peace and stability.
The Armenian President’s administration said that the sides highlighted both countries’ interest in establishing long-term, stable peace in the region. -0-