Caucasus expert skeptical over Georgia’s NATO accessionOctober 22, 2012 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following a parliamentary win of Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s bloc, NATO may continue using Tbilisi in pursuit of own interests, a Caucasus expert said, expressing skepticism over Georgia’s chances for NATO accession. “When asked to predict a date for Georgia’s accession to the Alliance, Russian ex-PM Chernomyrdin had said: ‘it will happen about the same time Turkey joins the European Union,’ which means never. The bid is a mere bait to make Georgia follow NATO-set direction,” Alexander Krylov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. “However, Georgia will only benefit from multivectoral policy, with domestic and foreign policy lines depending on the change of power in the country. So far, Saakashvili has been relinquishing full control to external powers rather than Georgian politicians,” Krylov concluded. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |