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    PanARMENIAN.Net

    Georgia-Turkey Relations Notably Activated Recently
    16.06.2006 14:49 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Russian military base in Akhalkalaki played
    the role of a peacekeeper between Georgians and Armenians during
    the presidency of Zviad Gamsakhurdia, Sergey Sargsyan, an expert
    of Spectrum, the Center for Strategic Analysis stated in Yerevan.
    In his words, with the withdrawal of the Russian base the population
    of Samtskhe Javakhetia will reduce. "If the Armenian-Georgian
    relations deteriorate, the developments in Javakhk may become
    unpredictable. One should not neglect the fact that Turkey, which
    considers the way through Javakhk to be one of the Turkic corridors,
    is very interested in the region. The corridor goes through the
    neighbor region of Kvemo-Kartli inhabited by Azeris and reaches
    Ajaria," Sargsyan remarked.

    At that he remarked that recently the Georgia-Turkey relations
    have noticeably activated. As an expample, Sargsyan mentioned the
    new perfectly equipped military airdrome in Manueli. "Presently
    negotiations on construction of two more airports are being held. They
    will cost Turkey $200 million," the expert underscored.

    Sergey Sargsyan also said that since 1999 the strategy of the
    Turkish Defense Ministry has changed. "Present-day Turkish army
    differs greatly from what it was two years ago, not to mention
    1999. The Turkish Generals are nationalists. They strive for Islam
    and Panturkism. In their opinion, the land of Turks should be
    united. One more corridor is the Albania-Kosovo-Sancak (region in
    Serbia inhabited by Muslims)-Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two corridors
    have already failed. These are the Northern Caucasian corridor and
    Iran-Azerbaijan," the expert said.
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