KARS-AKHALKALAKI-BAKU MILITARY AND POLITICAL PROJECT

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.02.2008 15:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Despite obvious profitability of Kars-Baku railroad
via Armenia, Turkey decided to build a link via Georgia. This fact
proves that Turkey pursued a political objective by hampering the
economic development of a regional rival. The same story is with other
regional projects, even if Armenia’s participation is more profitable
than Georgia’s. Our enemies will do their utmost to prevent Armenia’s
participation in major regional projects," Habet Madoyan, expert of
Mitq analytical center, said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"The project will yield profit, since the railway communication will
boost Turkey’s commodity turnover with Azerbaijan and the Far East. If
necessary, Turkey will mobilize its troops and react to armed conflicts
in the region. Without railway communication, Armenia will become a
market for cheap Turkish goods," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress