ARMENIAN BUSINESSMEN ALLEGEDLY PROPOSED TO DEVELOP REPORT ZONE OF
ABKHAZIA MORE ACTIVELY
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 1. ARMINFO. President of the unrecognized Republic
of Abkhazia Sergey Bagapsh during his August visit to Moscow, held a
meeting behind the closed doors with Armenian businessmen proposing
them to more actively invest in development of report sphere in
Abkhazia, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes in its August 30 issue.
By the way, there in Tbilisi say that they have “reliable information”
that Sukhumi authorities are factually ready to give Armenians the
“the most delicious piece” of Abkhaz beaches from Gagra to Pitsounda,
the newspaper writes. Commenting on this information, Tbilisi experts
are doomed to see there not only “investment” component undesirable for
Georgia but also Russia’s attempts to break the recent rapprochement
of Tbilisi and Yerevan using Abkhazian leader Bagapsh. They think
Moscow is seriously concerned that the recent frequent unofficial
meetings of Kocharyan and Saakashivili may lead to loss of Armenia as
the main and only military ally in the South Caucasus. Talking to “NG”
political scientists Ramaz Sakvareldize said that “the step by Bagapsh
and those backing him is, of course, calculated on a sharp negative
response of Georgia and in this sense, it may have consequences.”