Mikheil Saakashvili has promised to instruct the relevant departments to study and consideration of this important issue. It should be emphasized that Russia had previously offered the Georgian authorities to use this strategic line, in the past – the Georgian Military Highway, in economic interests of Georgia, Armenia and Russia. President Serzh Sargsyan on the first day of the visit, held after the one-on-one talks and meeting workers' delegations, gave the head of a neighboring country high government Armenia award – "The Order of Honor." Of other meetings scheduled in the program of the visit, the Georgian media, elaborated on the visit highlighted a conversation with Mikheil Saakashvili, the teachers and students of the Yerevan State University, where the guest answered a number of questions concerning the circumstances of the war in August last year, protests in Tbilisi demanding the resignation of the president, as well as the scandalous incident place at the Armenian-Georgian border. The latter deserves a more detailed description. The fact that three days before the trip and the president of the Georgian delegation in Yerevan on the border between Georgia and stop member of the National Assembly of Armenia Shirak Torosyan, which the Georgian border guards said they let him in on the territory of Georgia can not. Deputy explain their actions, "the order from above." Shirak Torosyan was heading to Tbilisi participate in discussions initiated by the NGO, "Friedrich Naumann Foundation." The event should have been attended by members of the Georgian Foreign Ministry, community activists, cultural, charitable and other societies.
It was planned to discuss, in particular, and the situation of national minorities in the country. Torossian, who was born in Georgia, Akhalkalaki region, densely populated Armenians, and the head of the local socio-political organization, on the border of a reasoned explanation and have not given, but the incident became the basis for the resonance in Armenia, its media and social movements. Representatives of the Armenian community appealed to the Georgian authorities with letters, protest against unjustified actions. And, of course, Saakashvili had in Yerevan to give this case some explanation. He stated that he opposes illegal actions – in principle and as a rule. And the circumstances of the incident will be investigated.
But the main thing – it's respect for the traditions of good neighborliness and mutual respect. Georgia Chapter decision of the rector of Yerevan State University was awarded an honorary doctorate. Saakashvili thanked warmly, and replied that in such moments, feels dissatisfaction with themselves, because he failed to defend his dissertation: politics, he said, has distracted from science. In general, reviews members of the Georgian delegation visited Yerevan, it was really a fruitful visit. Minister of Economic Development of Georgia Lasha Zhvania said on his return that there were solved serious, extremely relevant and useful to Tbilisi and Yerevan questions – and against the background of a frank and friendly atmosphere, clearly contributed to the success of the presidential visit.
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