YEREVAN-AKHALKALAKI-BATUMI HIGHWAY NOT TO BECOME SECOND ROKI TUNNEL

PanARMENIAN.Net
06.10.2008 18:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Georgia is in a habit to explain its problems by
outer factors, an Armenian political scientist said.

"It’s an erroneous thesis because all problems go deep into the
past. Some Georgian officials think that Yerevan-Akhalkalaki-Batumi
can become a second Roki tunnel. However, I would like to mention that
complete isolation is not a way out. On the contrary, it may provoke
a conflict," director of Caucasus Institute Alexander Iskandaryan
said during Yerevan-Tbilisi TV space bridge today.

"The necessity of a new motorway emerged during the August events
when the only way connecting Georgia and Armenia was almost blocked
by those wishing to leave Georgia," he added.

For his part, political scientist Alexander Markarov said that the idea
to build a new highway has not received a feedback from Georgia yet.

According to Georgian expert Soso Tsiskarishvili this project might be
"the initiative of Mr. Putin" and no one can guarantee that "Russian
will not march along it one day." "We should be extremely cautious
and find out how beneficial such a project will be for both Armenia
and Georgia," he said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress