DID ARMENIA OR GEORGIA LOSE?

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[07:13 pm] 14 February, 2007

"The Armenians of Javakhq have to join to fight together against the
modern challenges for the sake of the security of Javakhq and all the
Armenians. We have to realize that what we lose today we can never
recover tomorrow", said member of the "United Javakhq" Presidium
Vahagn Chakhalyan in an interview to "Javakhq-Info". He mentioned
that the political powers of Javakh have to cooperate regardless of
their personal interests.

According to him, the construction of the railway Kars-Akhalqalaq
will cost too dear, and it will be hard to provide security. Besides,
there are many questions in the realization of the project.

"According to a number of Georgian experts, the ports of Poti and
Batumi will suffer economically. Besides, there is serious danger of
Turkish hordes entering the region alongside with the construction
of the railway".

"Alongside with this, there are two more important factors. First,
the number of Azeri minorities has increased in Georgia, and second,
between Azerbaijan and Turkey only Javakhq is populated by non-Turkish
people. In this context, the idea that the construction of the railway
is a challenge for the national security of Georgia is not at all
sentimental", said Chakhalyan adding that he agrees with Georgian
expert Giya Khukhashvili. According to the latter, Georgia signed a
capitulation agreement.