YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, ARMENPRESS. Upon the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili will pay an official visit to Armenia today on August 21. It is considered that within the framework of the visit the Georgian PM will have meetings with the President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia Galust Sahakyan, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan, and other high ranking officials.

Earlier, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan already stated a couple of days ago that this meeting is particularly important in the respect of establishing closer economic relations and there are a number of programs regarding that country.

Also, the Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili will visit the Tzitzernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the Armenian Genocide victims’ memory. Irakli Gharibashvili will visit Matenadaran as well.

The Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia will make a statement in the Press Centre of the Government of the Republic of Armenia on August 21.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Georgia were established on July 17 1992.

The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Tbilisi started to function in July 1993.

The General Consulate of the Republic of Armenia in Batumi was established in April 2008.

The interparliamentary commission, which was formed to synchronize the legislation and the works of the two highest legislative bodies, is co-chaired by the Deputy Speakers of the Parliaments of the two countries.

The intergovernmental economic commission, which was formed to enhance the economic cooperation of the two countries is co-chaired by the Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia.

In addition, it was decided to establish a commission which deals with delimitation and demarcation issues of the Armenian-Georgian state border. There are 8 treaties and 57 agreements signed between the two countries.

The main document, which regulates the bilateral relations, is the Treaty on “Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Security” signed in October 2001.

There are also several agreements that create favorable conditions for free trade, avoidance of double taxation, automobile and air connection, legal assistance, encouragement of investments and development of economic relations in the area of trade and economy.