GEORGIA’S JOINING NATO CAN PROVOKE NEW WAR?

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.10.2008 13:59 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The future of the Caucasus depends on the countries’
willingness to maintain friendly ties, according to a Russian expert.

"Moreover, they should stop building their national policy dependently
from the powers beyond the region. The August conflict demonstrated
that Washington’s power is not universal. With Russia mediating for
the Nagorno Karabakh conflict resolution and with Turkey alleviating
tensions between Georgia and Russia, the Caucasus states will be able
to implement their economic and political strategic for the glory of
the region," senior lecturer at Saint-Petersburg State University,
deputy editor at the Center of Oriental Studies, Ph.D. in history
Alexander Sotnichenko said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

"However, if some of the countries orient for the West, like Georgia
does, new conflicts are possible. Deployment of NATO troops in Georgia
will aggravate tensions between the U.S. and Iran. Escalation will
involve Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, Georgia may provoke
a new war in an attempt to take back Abkhazia and Ossetia with the
help of the U.S. forces," he said.