YEREVAN. - The newly appointed Ambassador of Georgia to Armenia Giorgi Saganelidze extended his credentials to the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday.

Sargsyan congratulated the Ambassador on his appointment, wishing him success in his diplomatic mission in Armenia. The President expressed conviction that the newly appointed diplomat will significantly contribute to the development of bilateral ties and strengthening of the Armenian-Georgian friendly relations in different areas. Expressing satisfaction with the intensification of high-level interstate contacts during recent years, the President said that Armenia is looking forward to the upcoming official visit of the Prime Minister of Georgia.

Ambassador Saganelidze assured that during his mission he will do his best to deepen the existing close and good-neighborly relations between Armenia and Georgia. He also added that he is honored to work in a country whose centuries-long history and culture are well known to him.

The interlocutors stressed that the active interstate dialogue anchored in the historically traditional friendship and understanding of the two nations has become a strong base for identifying new areas of cooperation.

President Serzh Sargsyan and Ambassador Giorgi Saganelidze concurred that along with the high-level political relations there also exist wide opportunities and still unused huge potential for the development of the trade and economic ties, as well as expansion of cooperation in a number of promising areas such as tourism, agriculture, energy, culture, etc.

The Armenian President and Georgian Ambassador also underscored the importance of the active work aimed at strengthening the inter-parliamentary ties.