Georgian Prime Minister, Giorgi Kvirikashvili has congratulated Armenian opposition MP and the leader of the protesters, Nikol Pashinyan, on his becoming the Prime Minister of the country.

Kvirikashvili took to twitter to express his kind wishes to his Armenian counterpart.

The PM underlined that “Georgia firmly supports and stands by brotherly Armenia.”

Congratulations to the newly elected Prime Minister of #Armenia Nikol Pashinyan. I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. #Georgia firmly supports and stands by brotherly #Armenia. I believe strong ties and friendship between our countries will further deepen.

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) May 8, 2018

In March, the Georgian PM also congratulated former PM and the President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan on becoming  Prime Minister against a background of large-scale protest rallies by the population. However, as the developments escalated in Armenia, Sargsyan quit his post on April 23.

Nikol Pashinyan was the sole PM candidate and was approved to the post on May 8.

By Thea Morrison

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