Armenia may once be surrounded by Turks, historian says

January 27, 2009 - 19:09 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Arrests of leaders of Armenian organizations in Akhaltsikhe are pregnant with grave consequences, an Armenian historian said.



"The Armenian organizations in Samtskhe Javakheti were working correctly. Meanwhile, Georgian authorities have decided to get rid of those who dare to touch upon delicate issues," Haykazun Alvrstyan told a news conference in Yerevan today.



According to him, the struggle for Armenian churches and the factor of Meskhetian Turks, openly supported by Azerbaijan and Turkey could provoke the arrests.



"Just look at the map. Armenia can once be surrounded by Turks. Heirs of Kyzylbashes live in the north of Iran, Turkey is in the west, Azerbaijan is in the east. Only Javakhk opens a northern window for Armenia," Alvrstyan said.



"Armenia has always gambled on Javakhk, in an attempt to secure communications with Georgia. Any activity in Samtskhe Javakheti was not welcomed. Making Javakhk an article of commerce, Armenia will lose all arguments, since no Armenian will remain living in Georgia," he concluded.
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