YEREVAN. – Georgia welcomes Armen Sarkissian’s triumph in the presidential elections in Armenia.

Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili on Friday stated about the above-said during his joint news conference with Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan of Armenia, in capital city Yerevan.

“We [Georgia] have long known Armen Sarkissian,” Kvirikashvili noted. “And I congratulate Armenia on this victory.”

As a result of Friday’s vote in parliament, the sole candidate, Ambassador to UK Armen Sarkissian, was elected fourth President of Armenia.

A Georgian government delegation, and led by Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, is in Armenia on Friday, on an official visit.