Kobakhidze accuses local news agencies and their foreign patrons of  trying to set Armenia and Georgia against each other

ArmInfo. Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze accused local news agencies and their foreign patrons of trying to set Armenia and Georgia against each other. He expressed this view live on the Imedi LIVE television channel.

Regarding relations with Armenia, he noted that official Tbilisi  provides comprehensive support to the friendly neighboring country  and the Armenian people.

Kobakhidze also responded to a question about his impression of the  attitude of certain forces in Brussels toward Georgia and Armenia.

"Regarding the comparison with Armenia, this is a somewhat awkward  topic for us, since we are neighbors, we have very friendly  relations, a strategic partnership. Therefore, comparing ourselves to  Armenia is incorrect. Of course, we won't go into this; it would be  wrong. But overall, I will evaluate the attempts we see here from  local agencies and their foreign patrons to somehow contrast us with  Armenia, including through comparisons. This will not be successful  on any side or in any direction. We fully support our friendly  country, Armenia, and the Armenian people. That's the only thing that  can be said about Armenia," the Georgian prime minister stated.

He also thanked the Armenian prime minister, who, he said,  "demonstrates a unique attitude toward Georgia," expressed through  friendly relations, including direct ties between the governments.

"He even directly stated that talking about Armenia's European  integration without Georgia is unthinkable.  You also remember the  statement that followed from a high-ranking European official. He  said that Armenia is the shortest route connecting Central Asia with  Europe. It seems that, despite economic stagnation and other positive  aspects, European bureaucrats don't have a very good understanding of  geography," Kobakhidze concluded.