Armenia, Georgia agree on issue of alternative route to Upper Lars - PM Karapetyan

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 24, ARMENPRESS. Prime Ministers of Armenia and Georgia Karen Karapetyan and Giorgi Kvirikashvili agreed on the issue of finding an alternative route to Upper Lars, Gruzia Online reported.

“If you are interested whether there will be an alternative to Lars, I can assure you that yes, there will be. Later I will speak about the remaining issues, now I will not open the brackets. We agreed on both Lars issue and energy corridor”, Karapetyan said.

Armenia’s PM said his visit was productive, warm and constructive, stating that he completely carried out the plan by which he arrived in Georgia. The sides agreed that the Armenian-Georgian relations can be viewed in regional context, by utilizing the opportunities of the two countries. “The heritage we have must be maintained and transformed to the next generations”, Karen Karapetyan said.

During the talks the two PMs discussed also the situation of Armenians living in Georgia. As for Armenia, Karen Karapetyan said 20-30 years later he sees Armenia as a country everyone will be proud of.