GEORGIA LEAVING THE CIS CREATES A PROBLEM FOR ARMENIA

The Messenger
Aug 24 2009
Georgia

As soon as Georgia withdrew officially from the CIS Armenia lost
its direct land link with the rest of the alliance, states one of
the leaders of the Dashnaktsutune Party Kiro Manoian. He says that
Armenia is therefore in a very difficult situation but Georgia will
use its common sense and not create further problems for Armenia.

Since it regained its independence Georgia has always been very
sensible in its relations with Armenia, treating it in a good, friendly
and neighbourly manner. The current situation, in which Georgia has
withdrawn from the CIS and Armenia has lost direct contact with its
strategic ally Russia, has been mainly caused by Moscow’s occupation
of Georgian territories rather than any problem between Georgia
and Armenia.

Formally of course Armenia has a land border with Russia via fellow CIS
member Azerbaijan, but of course it is absolutely out of the question
that Azerbaijan will ever allow Armenia to receive any goods from
Russia through its territory before the Karabakh question is settled.