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NEW HIGHWAY MAY PROVOKE DOMINANCE OF ARMENIANS IN AJARA
news.az
Dec 5 2011
Azerbaijan
Ex-president of Georgia Eduard Shevarnadze sees a threat in
construction of a direct highway to connect Armenia with Ajara.
"This project may create demographic problems for Georgia", Shevarnadze
told Asaval-dasavali weekly.
During the visit last week to Georgia, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan discussed construction of a road with his Georgian counterpart
Mikheil Saakashvili. They agreed to intensify construction of the
road to connect Armenia and Batumi via Goderdzi.
Saakashvili noted that this will help raise the flow of Armenian
tourists to Georgia.
Meanwhile, Shevarnadze fears changes in the demographic scene in
Ajara as a result of Armenian dominance. "Look at Ajara, the number
of Armenians there is higher than Abkhazs!", he said.
The former president also does not rule out that Georgian authorities
will make concessions to Armenians and will give them several churches
which Georgian Patriarchy considers debatable.
news.az
Dec 5 2011
Azerbaijan
Ex-president of Georgia Eduard Shevarnadze sees a threat in
construction of a direct highway to connect Armenia with Ajara.
"This project may create demographic problems for Georgia", Shevarnadze
told Asaval-dasavali weekly.
During the visit last week to Georgia, Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan discussed construction of a road with his Georgian counterpart
Mikheil Saakashvili. They agreed to intensify construction of the
road to connect Armenia and Batumi via Goderdzi.
Saakashvili noted that this will help raise the flow of Armenian
tourists to Georgia.
Meanwhile, Shevarnadze fears changes in the demographic scene in
Ajara as a result of Armenian dominance. "Look at Ajara, the number
of Armenians there is higher than Abkhazs!", he said.
The former president also does not rule out that Georgian authorities
will make concessions to Armenians and will give them several churches
which Georgian Patriarchy considers debatable.