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Political expert: Georgia's new policy towards Abkhazia and South
Ossetia more likely to be based on the formula: problem remains,
relations develop
arminfo
Friday, October 5, 17:21
"Georgia's new policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia is more
likely to be based on the formula: problem remains, relations
develop", Aghavni Karakhanyan, Director of the Civil Society and
Regional Development Institute, told ArmInfo when commenting on the
perspectives of mutually advantageous settlement of conflicts with
change of power in Georgia.
"Tough and non-constructive policy of Saakhashvili towards South
Ossetia and Abkhazia has finally brought them out of Georgia's
control. As regards possible change in the given policy, one can judge
only by the electoral rhetoric of the Georgian leaders for lack of any
political program of the opposition bloc. The rhetoric does not even
hint that Georgia may 'yield' Abkhazia and South Ossetia and stop
considering them as part of its territory. Now, when the opposition
came to power, it will hardly change its stance," Karakhanyan said.
For lack of a strict nationalist rhetoric the opposition bloc will
easily collapse within a short period of time, she said, which does
not mean that the opposition leaders have no feeling or understanding
of the national values and interests. Consequently, the most
reasonable policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia is based on the
formula: problem remains, relations develop, she said.
Karakhanyan is sure that to settle these conflicts, power and
political will are not enough. Such serious issues are not settled at
once. It is necessary to study the position of the opposite party,
Karakhanyan said. She believes that for Abkhazia Saakashvili is more
preferable for he will hardly made any arrangement with Moscow.
According to results of processing data from 98,81% of polling
stations, the election bloc of Bidzina Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream got
at the parliamentary elections through the proportional system 54,94%
of electors' votes, CEC of Georgia reports. The party United National
Movement got 40,33% of votes. 2,04% of electors voted for the bloc
Giorgi Targamadze- Christian-Democratic Union, 1,24 - for the Labor
Party, 0,43% for New Rights. By the present time data from 3 652
polling stations (+69 special polling stations) out of 3 766 have been
processed. 150 MPs will be elected according to results of the
parliamentary elections in Georgia, 77 will be elected according to
the proportional system (party lists) and 73 - according to the
single-mandate system. 2 election blocs and 14 parties participated in
the parliamentary elections. Political parties that have overcome 5%
threshold will get seats in Parliament Voter turnout totaled 61%.
Ossetia more likely to be based on the formula: problem remains,
relations develop
arminfo
Friday, October 5, 17:21
"Georgia's new policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia is more
likely to be based on the formula: problem remains, relations
develop", Aghavni Karakhanyan, Director of the Civil Society and
Regional Development Institute, told ArmInfo when commenting on the
perspectives of mutually advantageous settlement of conflicts with
change of power in Georgia.
"Tough and non-constructive policy of Saakhashvili towards South
Ossetia and Abkhazia has finally brought them out of Georgia's
control. As regards possible change in the given policy, one can judge
only by the electoral rhetoric of the Georgian leaders for lack of any
political program of the opposition bloc. The rhetoric does not even
hint that Georgia may 'yield' Abkhazia and South Ossetia and stop
considering them as part of its territory. Now, when the opposition
came to power, it will hardly change its stance," Karakhanyan said.
For lack of a strict nationalist rhetoric the opposition bloc will
easily collapse within a short period of time, she said, which does
not mean that the opposition leaders have no feeling or understanding
of the national values and interests. Consequently, the most
reasonable policy towards Abkhazia and South Ossetia is based on the
formula: problem remains, relations develop, she said.
Karakhanyan is sure that to settle these conflicts, power and
political will are not enough. Such serious issues are not settled at
once. It is necessary to study the position of the opposite party,
Karakhanyan said. She believes that for Abkhazia Saakashvili is more
preferable for he will hardly made any arrangement with Moscow.
According to results of processing data from 98,81% of polling
stations, the election bloc of Bidzina Ivanishvili-Georgian Dream got
at the parliamentary elections through the proportional system 54,94%
of electors' votes, CEC of Georgia reports. The party United National
Movement got 40,33% of votes. 2,04% of electors voted for the bloc
Giorgi Targamadze- Christian-Democratic Union, 1,24 - for the Labor
Party, 0,43% for New Rights. By the present time data from 3 652
polling stations (+69 special polling stations) out of 3 766 have been
processed. 150 MPs will be elected according to results of the
parliamentary elections in Georgia, 77 will be elected according to
the proportional system (party lists) and 73 - according to the
single-mandate system. 2 election blocs and 14 parties participated in
the parliamentary elections. Political parties that have overcome 5%
threshold will get seats in Parliament Voter turnout totaled 61%.