ARMENIANS OF JAVAKHK AGAINST KARS-AKHALKALAKI RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION

PanARMENIAN.Net
14.06.2006 14:13 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Kars-Akhalkalaki railway is the result of the
Georgian-Turkish relations. It’s good for Javakhk, since the project
promises work places and consequently the way out of the deadlock,”
chairman of “Javakhk” friendly association Shirak Torosian stated in
Yerevan. “However we are against the construction of this railway,
since it conflicts with the interests of Armenia,” he underscored.

According to Torosian, the absence of investments in the economy of
the region is conditioned by the breaks in power supply and complete
absence of infrastructure. “No single serious businessman will invest
in an unprofitable region. Business in Javakhk is divided between
clans. The Georgian authorities make use of the situation and incite
them against each other. This policy lets Tbilisi assure that there
is no political tension in the region but only internal clannish
struggle,” he remarked.