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POLITICAL EXPERT: POLITIZATION OF THE ISSUE LINKED WITH RESTORATION OF THE ABKHAZIAN SECTOR OF RAILWAY DOES NOT MEET INTERESTS OF RUSSIA AND GEORGIA
arminfo
Wednesday, November 7, 16:30
The politization of the issue linked with restoration of the Abkhazian
sector of the railway does not meet interests of Russia and Georgia,
political expert, Levon Shirinyan, said at today's press-conference.
"President of Russia Vladimir Putin has already come forward with
a relevant statement, the core of which is that there will be no
returning to the past. He means no talk about Abkhazia and South
Ossetia, and in Georgia they understand it very well", - Shirinyan
said and added that in the present situation Georgia has to come back
to the Russian market. "There was euphoria in Georgia over the years
of Saakashvili's tenure linked with expectations that Georgian wine
and food products will go back to the Russian market. But they failed
as the market is oversupplied and does not need Georgian goods. For
this reason, Georgia is trying to establish relations with Russia", -
he said and added that one must not forget that the present president
of Georgia is an educated politician devoted to his country, but
Ivanishvili is a businessman and business and pragmatism will prevail
in his policy.
"Georgia has exhausted its resources in the relations with the West.
It has become obvious that they cannot develop at the expense of
European markets. For this reason, they need a railway towards Russia.
The last years have shown, although in the Caucasus the Americans
like you, you are nothing without loyalty of the Russians", - the
expert concluded.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Wednesday, November 7, 16:30
The politization of the issue linked with restoration of the Abkhazian
sector of the railway does not meet interests of Russia and Georgia,
political expert, Levon Shirinyan, said at today's press-conference.
"President of Russia Vladimir Putin has already come forward with
a relevant statement, the core of which is that there will be no
returning to the past. He means no talk about Abkhazia and South
Ossetia, and in Georgia they understand it very well", - Shirinyan
said and added that in the present situation Georgia has to come back
to the Russian market. "There was euphoria in Georgia over the years
of Saakashvili's tenure linked with expectations that Georgian wine
and food products will go back to the Russian market. But they failed
as the market is oversupplied and does not need Georgian goods. For
this reason, Georgia is trying to establish relations with Russia", -
he said and added that one must not forget that the present president
of Georgia is an educated politician devoted to his country, but
Ivanishvili is a businessman and business and pragmatism will prevail
in his policy.
"Georgia has exhausted its resources in the relations with the West.
It has become obvious that they cannot develop at the expense of
European markets. For this reason, they need a railway towards Russia.
The last years have shown, although in the Caucasus the Americans
like you, you are nothing without loyalty of the Russians", - the
expert concluded.
From: A. Papazian