Georgian political scientist: Kosovo variant may be used for Karabakh

PanARMENIAN.Net - Conflicts in Georgia have very little opportunities for separatism, member of the Republican Party of Georgia, political scientist Paata Zakareishvili stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. He said, there is something similar between Kosovo and Abkhazia but there are more differences here. "Really, if Pristina wants to declare independence, she will do it without asking anyone. The same concerns all conflict zones. But if we compare the Kosovo conflict with the "frozen conflicts" in CIS, look what we will see. There are 2 million Albanians in Kosovo and very few Serbians. And in Abkhazia the native population is half as much than the two main nations - Armenians and Georgians," Zakareishvili said. He also stressed Albania supports Kosovo, Armenia - the Nagorno Karabakh, but nobody backs Abkhazia. "Russia is out, it has its interests there. The Kosovo variant may be used for Nagorno Karabakh, but it is a very long process - settlement of all conflicts. As to the South Ossetia, this case is much difficult. There exists North Ossetia, which has pro-Russian stance, and Tbilisi has normal relations with Vladikavkaz, two main roads via North Ossetia - the Rokski pass and "Verkhni Lars" - join the South Caucasus with Russia," the Georgian political scientist said.

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