PROBLEMS WITH AZERBAIJAN MAY APPEAR DUE TO PASSING TANK REPAIR PLANT TO GEORGIA

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Tbilisi Tank Repair Works (the only one in the South Caucasus) of the Group of Russian Troops in the Transcaucasia (GRTT) yesterday is conveyed to the ownership of the Georgian Defense Ministry. The enterprise is conveyed within the framework of an agreement, which was signed already at the past year-end. The Georgian Defense Ministry pledged not to hamper repair of Russian armored equipment, which will possibly take place based on concrete one-time agreements. As reported by Nezavisimaya Gazeta, problems may appear with Azerbaijan. The matter is that not only Russian and Georgian tanks, but also armored equipment for the Armenian Army was repaired in Tbilisi until lately. Thereupon, a few years ago official Baku accused Georgia in providing military assistance to Yerevan. However, Baku refused the Georgian party and the GRTT command counter offer on providing similar services to the Azeri Army. Georgian Defense Ministry representatives refused from comments alleging that speaking on the topic war early. As reported by Nezavisimaya Gazeta, military expert Koba Liklikadze also considers the opportunity of possible exacerbation of relations between Georgia and Azerbaijan a bit premature, but owing to another reason. "According to the data I possess, the situation with the Tank Repair Works is similar to that with other GRTT objects the Russian party has passed to Georgia in its time: we got equipment casernes, depots plundered and practically unsuitable for exploitation. Thus, in the near future the matter will most likely concern repairing the Works itself," he told the newspaper.