Panorama.am

17:32 15/02/2007

DEPUTY BELIEVES DEMILITARIZATION IS A SOLUTION

Hmaiak Hovhannisyan, deputy of National Assembly,
assured that dividing lines may be a major challenge
in the region. In his words, after the speech of Putin
in Munich Armenia has to choose between NATO or
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

Hovhannisyan is sure that in both cases there will be
dividing lines. `If all countries in the South
Caucasus go to NATO, the dividing line will be on the
border of Iran. If Georgia joins NATO, the dividing
line will be Armenian -Georgian border,’ he said. `I
have suggested that Armenian becomes the initiator of
demilitarizing South Caucasus,’ Hovhannisyan said. He
said both the US and Russia are interested in
demilitarization of the region. Asked if that is
practically possible, Hovhannisyan said he couldn’t
say.

Source: Panorama.am