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GEORGIAN PRESIDENT MIKHEIL SAAKASHVILI: 'THE SITUATION MAY BECOME AGGRAVATED IN JAVAKHETI'
APA
Feb 23 2013
Azerbaijan
'The new government makes Georgia dependent on Russia, it's very
dangerous'
Baku-APA. 'Policy of the new government allows Kremlin influencing
Georgia,' Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in his interview
to the first channel of Public Television, APA reports: "One of such
leverages is the probability of tension in Javakheti, where majority
of residents are ethnic Armenians".
Saakashvili noted that one of the leverages is the suspension of the
construction of hydropower stations in Georgia: "The new government
makes Georgia dependent on Russian energy".
The second leverage is connected with trade. He thinks that selection
of Russian market as a priority is very dangerous for Georgia and
this one day can give a chance to Russia to destroy Georgian economy.
The third leverage is the restoration of railway in Abkhazia.
Saakashvili noted that though the talks are being held, the works
for restoration of the road have already started.
The fourth leverage is Javakheti. The president thinks that the
situation may become aggravated in this region: "Javakheti is now
hostage, while earlier the hostages were Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
If you allow Russia cut power, destroy our economy, close our way
to Europe, then Georgia can become a country under the provincial
dictatorship. Without democracy, pluralism, free mass media, judicial
independence, our country will not strive for Europe. There will be
just one direction - Russia...".
Saakashvili noted that he does not want to dismiss Ivanishvili's
government using his authority: "Am I so inexperienced to make these
people heroes? Then they would say that they tried to do something
for people, but Saakashvili did not allow them".
From: A. Papazian
APA
Feb 23 2013
Azerbaijan
'The new government makes Georgia dependent on Russia, it's very
dangerous'
Baku-APA. 'Policy of the new government allows Kremlin influencing
Georgia,' Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in his interview
to the first channel of Public Television, APA reports: "One of such
leverages is the probability of tension in Javakheti, where majority
of residents are ethnic Armenians".
Saakashvili noted that one of the leverages is the suspension of the
construction of hydropower stations in Georgia: "The new government
makes Georgia dependent on Russian energy".
The second leverage is connected with trade. He thinks that selection
of Russian market as a priority is very dangerous for Georgia and
this one day can give a chance to Russia to destroy Georgian economy.
The third leverage is the restoration of railway in Abkhazia.
Saakashvili noted that though the talks are being held, the works
for restoration of the road have already started.
The fourth leverage is Javakheti. The president thinks that the
situation may become aggravated in this region: "Javakheti is now
hostage, while earlier the hostages were Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
If you allow Russia cut power, destroy our economy, close our way
to Europe, then Georgia can become a country under the provincial
dictatorship. Without democracy, pluralism, free mass media, judicial
independence, our country will not strive for Europe. There will be
just one direction - Russia...".
Saakashvili noted that he does not want to dismiss Ivanishvili's
government using his authority: "Am I so inexperienced to make these
people heroes? Then they would say that they tried to do something
for people, but Saakashvili did not allow them".
From: A. Papazian