ARMENIA’S REGIONAL AUTHORITY GREW AFTER AUGUST EVENTS

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.10.2008 16:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The visit of the Armenian President to Georgia
proved timely, a Georgian political scientist said.

"The Armenian diplomacy manifested professionalism during the
Georgia-Russian clashes in August. It managed to separate the interests
of a strategic and a permanent partner, thus strengthening Armenia’s
regional authority," Soso Tsiskarishvili said during Yerevan-Tbilisi
TV space bridge today.

"The visit of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Georgia proved
timely. The results of this visit will be fruitful, to begin with
the construction project of Akhalkalaki-Batumi highway. Georgia and
Armenia need an alternative highway. Although, there are opponents
to this project, who think that it can provoke separatist attitude of
mind in Javakheti, I am confident that all obstacles will be overcome,"
he said.

Meanwhile, expert on economic issues Niko Orveashvili noted that
first of all an economic-technical conclusion on expediency of the
project should be drawn. "Before this, any talk about a motorway to
connect Georgia and Armenia is premature," he said.