Plans to isolate Armenia likely to be shelved

PanARMENIAN.Net - Information on Turkey's doubts about expedience of Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku line is verisimilar enough, a Russian expert said.



"The project had a goal to isolate Armenia. Aspired to segregate Armenia from all regional communication projects, Azerbaijan showed the highest interest in it," Andrey Areshev, expert at Strategic Culture Foundation, told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.



"I would like to mention that construction of another line from Kars to Nakhijevan would ensure complete transport isolation of Armenia. However, the situation changed when Russian Railways (RZD) became the concessioner the Armenian Railways. One of major Russian giants would hardly engage in abstract philanthropy. Anyway, plans to lift isolation can be realized only in case of warming in bilateral relations," he said, adding that Serzh Sarsgyan announced his intention to invite his Turkish counterpart Gul when he was in Moscow.



Plans to isolate Armenia are likely to be shelved, according to the expert. "Turkey's position seems logical. It doesn't wish to stubbornly support Baku in Karabakh talks. Moreover, it coordinates its moves with Russia and I would like to emphasize that Russian specialists are engaged in reconstruction of the Gyumri-Kars line," Areshev said.