Interfax, Russia
March 10 2009

YEREVAN VEXED BY SAAKASHVILI STATEMENT ON SITUATION IN ARMENIA

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s remarks about the economic
situation in Armenia was politically tactless, Armenia’s presidential
press secretary Samvel Farmanian has said.

Speaking at a hotel and entertainment center dedication ceremony
Saakashvili said that, "Armenia’s economy has suffered a failure
because it entirely depended on the Russian market."

"When the Russian market collapsed, so did the Armenian economy," he
said.

"The economies surrounding Georgia are experiencing problems. But
Georgia will be saved, if it remains politically stable," Saakashvili
said.

"The Georgian president’s judgments about the Armenian economy are
absolutely groundless. On the other hand, I don’t think it was the
best way to distract the Georgian people’s attention from the problems
in Georgia," the presidential press service told Interfax citing
Farmanian.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress