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    SAAKASHVILI CALLS FOR EASING OF VISA RULES WITH ARMENIA

    Civil Georgia
    30 Sep.'08 / 18:33
    Georgia

    President Saakashvili called for the simplification of visa rules
    between Georgia and Armenia, saying it would improve relations between
    the two countries.

    "The Georgian-Armenian border should be and it already is the border
    of friendship," Saakashvili said at a joint press conference with his
    Armenian counterpart, Serzh Sarkisyan, in Tbilisi on September 30. "We
    have agreed to work more closely. I have instructed the ministers of
    finance and economy to visit Yerevan in order to ensure that border
    crossing procedures are as simple as possible."

    He said that the two countries would work jointly to boost bi-lateral
    economic ties, in particular through the construction of new roads
    linking the two countries.

    Saakashvili also said that he and Sarkisyan had agreed to set
    up a consortium to attract funds for the construction of a new
    transit highway through the Goderdzi Pass in the Adjaran Autonomous
    Republic. He added that the road, the construction of which will take
    several years, will half the traveling time from Armenia to the Black
    Sea region.

    He also thanked the Armenian president for expressing support for
    Georgia's territorial integrity.

    "I think that recent developments in Georgia have clearly demonstrated
    how important regional cooperation is, how everybody suffers from
    problems and conflicts and how important it is to solve all the issues
    quickly," Saakashvili said.

    He also said both countries were close to finalizing work on border
    delimitation and "practically there are no unsettled issues there."

    "I am sure that the future of the Caucasus is in the creation of a
    uniform market, the creation of uniform human, cultural and economic
    spheres, close cooperation with other countries of the region. Of
    course, before coming to that, we should settle the existing problems,
    but I am sure that all these problems can be settled," Saakashvili
    added.

    The Armenian president said at the press conference that the two
    countries have more room to improve bilateral cooperation. He stressed
    that Georgia's stability was very important for Armenia.

    The Armenian president also emphasized that existing problems could
    not be settled through military intervention. "We all understand that
    the Caucasus is a small region, but it is a very sensitive area, as
    interests are intercrossed here and we should do our best to ensure
    that these interests are used in favor of our peoples," President
    Sarkisyan said at the press conference.
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