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    Georgia, Armenian presidents pledge close cooperation

    AP Worldstream
    Mar 12, 2004


    Leaders of Caucasus neighbors Georgia and Armenia pledged close
    cooperation Friday as Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili met his
    Armenian counterpart for the first time.

    Armenian President Robert Kocharian said the two agreed at the talks
    to meet often, both formally and informally.

    Saaskashvili, who won elections in January to replace former President
    Eduard Shevardnadze after leading protests to oust him from power,
    praised Kocharian as an "ideal partner" for Georgia.

    The Georgian leader said Armenia could also help Georgia to normalize
    its relations with Russia, which have been complicated by the
    continued presence of Russian troops and Moscow's support of
    separatist regions. On Friday, Russia's Foreign Ministry harshly
    warned Georgia against trying to rein in the independent-minded region
    of Adzharia, whose leader has maintained close ties with Russia.

    Kocharian expressed support for new railroad lines to be built from
    Russia through the Georgia's separatist Abkhazia region, which would
    also link Armenia to Russia.
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