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Iran, Georgia sign visa-free travel agreement
TBILISI, Georgia, Nov. 6 (MNA) -- Iran and Georgia signed an agreement for visa-free travel here on Wednesday .
The agreement was signed during a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze.
Mottaki started a two-day visit to Tbilisi on Wednesday and returned home late on Thursday. After a few hours Mottaki left Tehran for an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.
The agreement for visa-free travel will increase the number of tourists between the two countries, Mottaki told .
The Georgian foreign minister, for his part, stated that no obstacle should remain in the way of Tehran-Tbilisi relations.
Iran reopens consulate general in Georgia
During his visit, Manouchehr Mottaki also reopened the Iranian consulate general in the Georgian port city of Batumi, which operated from 1883 to 1927.
In the inauguration ceremony, Mottaki anticipated high growth in tourism between the two countries and described the move as a great development in the relations between the two countries.
Earlier in October Mottaki had announced Tehran’s plans to lift visa requirements for citizens of neighboring countries, saying the move would help Iran increase interaction and communication with its neighbors.
“Our great history connects us. We share common economic interests, and Georgia is of great importance as a transit country, which links the Persian Gulf to Europe,” Mottaki added.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov also said that the new consulate would chiefly increase tourism in the region and called for utilizing the two countries’ potential to increase bilateral relations.
Georgia defends Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy
In addition, Iranian foreign minister met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Batumi on Thrusday.
In the meeting, the Georgian president emphasized Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy and welcomed the decision to lift visa requirements for the countries’ nationals.
Mottaki, for his part, called for expansion of Tehran-Tbilisi ties in all spheres, particularly in the field of economy.
Mottaki also attended a joint economic meeting of Iran and Georgia on Thursday in which he highlighted the importance of further bilateral economic cooperation.
The agreement was signed during a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Georgian counterpart Grigol Vashadze.
Mottaki started a two-day visit to Tbilisi on Wednesday and returned home late on Thursday. After a few hours Mottaki left Tehran for an official visit to Kyrgyzstan.
The agreement for visa-free travel will increase the number of tourists between the two countries, Mottaki told .
The Georgian foreign minister, for his part, stated that no obstacle should remain in the way of Tehran-Tbilisi relations.
Iran reopens consulate general in Georgia
During his visit, Manouchehr Mottaki also reopened the Iranian consulate general in the Georgian port city of Batumi, which operated from 1883 to 1927.
In the inauguration ceremony, Mottaki anticipated high growth in tourism between the two countries and described the move as a great development in the relations between the two countries.
Earlier in October Mottaki had announced Tehran’s plans to lift visa requirements for citizens of neighboring countries, saying the move would help Iran increase interaction and communication with its neighbors.
“Our great history connects us. We share common economic interests, and Georgia is of great importance as a transit country, which links the Persian Gulf to Europe,” Mottaki added.
Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov also said that the new consulate would chiefly increase tourism in the region and called for utilizing the two countries’ potential to increase bilateral relations.
Georgia defends Iran’s right to peaceful nuclear energy
In addition, Iranian foreign minister met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in Batumi on Thrusday.
In the meeting, the Georgian president emphasized Iran’s right to peaceful use of nuclear energy and welcomed the decision to lift visa requirements for the countries’ nationals.
Mottaki, for his part, called for expansion of Tehran-Tbilisi ties in all spheres, particularly in the field of economy.
Mottaki also attended a joint economic meeting of Iran and Georgia on Thursday in which he highlighted the importance of further bilateral economic cooperation.
