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    ALEXANDER ISKANDARYAN: ARMENIA COULD MEDIATE IN GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN NORMALIZATION

    http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/10/30/alexander-iskandaryan-armenia-could-mediate-in-georgian-russian-normalization/
    19:29 30.10.2013

    Karen Ghazaryan
    Public Radio of Armenia

    The victory of representative of the Georgian Dream Georgy
    Margvelashvili in the Georgian presidential elections creates new
    opportunities for the further development of Armenian-Georgian
    relations, Director of the Caucasus Institute, political scientist
    Alexander Iskandarayn told a press conference today.

    Iskandaryan said one of the most important issues for the Georgian
    authorities is the normalization of relations with Russia, and Armenia
    could well assume a mediating role here.

    According to the political scientist, Russia will now be more
    favorable to Georgia than before, and this is important to us, as
    a neighboring country. "The problem is that during Sahakashvili's
    presidency Georgia's foreign policy did not depend on the country
    itself. Georgia's capital was Washington, not Tbilisi, and Washington's
    political priorities were different," Iskandaryan said.

    According to him, after Saakashvili's departure, these are
    opportunities for Georgia to conduct its foreign policy considering
    its own interests. This, in turn, creates new perspectives for the
    development of Armenian-Georgian relations, and Armenia could act as
    a mediator on many issues. "Our diplomacy must be able to make use
    of this opportunity," Iskandaryan stated.

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