Meeting between President Vahagn Khachaturyan and President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili took place

President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan has arrived in Georgia today on an official visit.

At the Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport, President Khachaturyan has been welcomed by Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili, Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia Lasha Darsalia, and other officials.

At the residence of the President of Georgia, Orbeliani Palace, the official welcoming ceremony has taken place for President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan, who arrived in Georgia today on an official visit. The military orchestra has performed the state anthems of Armenia and Georgia. The Presidents of Armenia and Georgia have performed the inspection of the military orchestra and the guard of honor in the company of the commander of the guard of honor.

After the official welcoming ceremony, President Vahagn Khachaturyan has written a note in the honorary guest book of the Georgian presidential palace. “I am glad to state that my first official visit in the capacity of the President of the Republic of Armenia is to the brotherly Georgia. I am certain that as Presidents of good neighborly states, we will make significant contributions to further strengthening and extending of the relations between the two countries,” wrote the President of Armenia.

Afterwards, the private meeting took place between Presidents of Armenia and Georgia, Vahagn Khachaturyan and Salome Zourabichvili, which has been followed by the extended meeting of the delegations. Upon welcoming the official delegation of Armenia, President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili has stated that it is very appreciated that the visit takes place on the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Armenia and Georgia, a period that has been 30 years of close friendly relations between the two countries, and so it will continue.

President Khachaturyan has thanked for the warm welcome and noted that Armenia attaches great importance to continuous development and strengthening of relations with neighborly Georgia, for which there are all pre-conditions. At the meeting, the parties have discussed matters related to Armenian-Georgian relations and the prospects of development. Both parties have underlined that there is large potential for increasing collaboration in various fields, particularly transport, communications, information technologies.

The parties have touched on matters of security, political, and regional importance, and noted that the high level of relations between Armenia and Georgia is an important factor of security in the South Caucasus.

Baku still continuous xenophobic rhetoric against Armenians, violations of the ceasefire. Interview of the Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan to “WION”

Foreign Minister of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan gave an interview to the leading Indian "WION" media outlet.

The situation in our region remains volatile and tense. Aftershocks of the war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 still affect Armenia and the whole region. Though large-scale hostilities were stopped after the Russian brokered ceasefire by November 9, 2020, Trilateral Statement of the leaders of Armenia, Russia, and Azerbaijan, many issues still remain unresolved, Mirzoyan said answering a question about the situation in the region.

"There is still continuous xenophobic rhetoric against Armenians coming from the official Baku. There is still psychological terror being made on Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh, like broadcasting through loudspeakers appeals to leave their homes threatening otherwise to force them to do so, or cutting gas supply during severe weather conditions. There are still violations of the ceasefire taking place around Nagorno-Karabakh. The latest case in point is the incursion of the Azerbaijani armed forces in Parukh village of Nagorno-Karabakh on March 24.

Nevertheless, we think that peace, not war, is the solution, and Armenia continues its efforts aimed at establishing peace and stability in the region. We’ve repeatedly stated that we are ready to start negotiations on comprehensive peace with Azerbaijan, which will also include the lasting settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, including the protection of all rights of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and its final status.

During the meeting of leaders in Brussels on May 22, it was agreed to start work towards delimitation and security of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, finalize talks on opening the transport infrastructure in the region and work on preparation for comprehensive peace talks. If Azerbaijan demonstrates a constructive approach and refrains from creating hurdles along the way like they did many times before, I think we can move forward."

Armenian Armed Forces units didn't fire at Azerbaijani positions, Azerbaijan spreads disinformation. RA MoD

The message spread by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan that on May 30, units of the Armenian Armed Forces fired at Azerbaijani combat positions located in the eastern direction of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is disinformation, the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia reports.

The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is relatively stable and is under the full control of the units of the RA Armed Forces.