Kvirikashvili Congratulates Armenia's Serzh Sargsyan on Election as PM

Giorgi Kvirikashvili, the Georgian Prime Minister, has congratulated former president of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan, on his election as Prime Minister of Armenia.

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

Georgian PM and Sargsyan met each other last on March 2, when Sargsyan was the President of Armenia.

Congratulations to my dear friend Serzh Sargsyan on his election as the Prime Minister of #Armenia. Looking forward to deepening cooperation and strengthening the friendship between our nations.

— Giorgi Kvirikashvili (@KvirikashviliGi) April 17, 2018

Serzh Sargsyan was the third President of Armenia. He won the February 2008 presidential election with the backing of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, a party in which he served as chairman, and took office in April 2008. 

On 18 February 2013, he was re-elected as President and served the entire term. Sargsyan was appointed Prime Minister of Armenia on April 17, 2018. Opposition figures described the move as a "power grab" and launched large-scale protests across the country.

By Thea Morrison

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