Saakashvili, Kocharian Hold Talks

Visiting Armenian President Robert Kocharian said after talks with his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi on October 22 that they focused on “purely bilateral relations during the talks.” Mikheil Saakashvili described the relation between the two countries as “brotherly and friendly.”

“We have discussed bilateral economic ties, cooperation in the transport sector… as well as cooperation between law enforcement agencies,” Robert Kocharian said.

The two Presidents also discussed the issue of restoration of the railway connection in Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia, which will enable landlocked Armenia to restore its railway link with its strategic partner Russia.

“Restoration of the railway will be favorable not only for us, but for Georgia as well. But it is Georgia’s prerogative to deal with this issue,” the Armenian President added.