ARMENIAN AMBASSADOR TO GEORGIA COMPLAINS OF GEORGIAN-RUSSIAN STAND-OFF
Armenpress
Feb 12 2007
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 12, ARMENPRESS: In an exclusive interview with
Novosti-Georgia news agency Hrach Silvanian, Armenian ambassador to
Georgia, complained of the Russia-Georgian standoff saying it has
had a very adverse impact on Armenia and especially on its economy.
The ambassador said any negative or positive development in Armenia and
Georgia has its repercussions on the other side because of historically
close bonds between the two nations. According to the ambassador,
the Russian-Georgian crisis has a double emotional burden on Armenia
as Russia is a friendly nation and a strategic partner of Armenia. He
said this situation is very sensitive to Armenia and its people who
have deep sympathies to both Russians and Georgians.
In a related development a public opinion poll conducted by a Georgian
newspaper Kviris Palitra has ranked Armenians as the least friendly
nation to Georgia.
The respondents, 175 women and 287 men, were asked to rate the world’s
nations by a 9-grade scale and say which of them are more friendly
to Georgians. The majority, 62 percent, pointed out the USA saying
friendship with it is a guarantee of success. The USA was followed
by Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, Poland, Iran and Armenia.