KARABAGH FOREIGN MINISTRY DENIES REPORTS ABOUT MEETING OF
UNRECOGNIZED REPUBLICS LEADERS

ArmenPress
March 22 2005

MOSCOW, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: The leader of Georgia’s breakaway
region of Abkhazia, Sergey Bagapsh, told reporters in Moscow on
Monday he was satisfied with the results of his visit to the Russian
capital.
He said among other issues he also discussed with Russian
transport minister Igor Levitin possibilities for opening of a
transit railway communication between Moscow and Yerevan through
Abkhazia.
“This is not an easy question as Georgia links it to political
problems,” Bagapsh said, adding that consultations with the Georgian
side are going to be held to specify what has to be done for that
purpose. He said possibly a joint venture with Russia may be set up
or the railway section across Abkhazia may be leased.
Bagapsh also said leaders of four unrecognized republics of
Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Transdniester and Nagorno Karabagh will meet
in April in Abkhazia’s capital city Sukhumi. He said foreign
ministers of the four republics will prepare the text of a joint
statement before the meeting.
He also said Abkhazia will walk out of the talks with Georgia and
will assist South Ossetia if Georgia launches an aggression against
it. He added that similar statements will be made by the leaders of
other self-proclaimed republics.
But Nagorno Karabagh foreign affairs ministry denied today press
reports that Karabagh leader Arkady Ghukasian will meet with the
leaders of the self-proclaimed republics of South Ossetia,
Transdniester, Abkhazia.
The ministry said it has enough “technical means” to inform the
public about its foreign policy agenda.