Is Georgia looking for new strategic partner in Armenia?June 30, 2009 - 19:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Saakashvili's visit to Armenia is not accidental," armenologist Aykazun Alvrtsyan told a news conference. According to him, the main purpose of the Georgian President Saakashvili's visit to Armenia is the search for a new strategic partner. The West no longer wants to support Georgia, while Azerbaijan and Turkey are more likely to create internal problems for Georgia, rather than support it. The relationship with Russia deteriorated after the Russian-Georgian war. "All steps of the Georgian President are conditioned by helplessness Tbilisi, currently under pressure from all sides," Aykazun Alvrtsyan said. "Armenia and Georgia have never been strategic partners, we have had just "good relations", "Georgia has had strategic partnerships with Azerbaijan and Turkey, but never with Armenia. By visiting Armenia, the Georgian president wanted to show that such relations are possible," Mr. Alvrtsyan said. "Georgia now has strained relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. For each action related to these countries Georgia is striken back," he said. In his opinion, Moscow is trying to isolate Tbilisi and show its helplessness, a good example of this purchase of gas from Azerbaijan. Georgia is now looking for a new way to communicate with outside world, and Armenia is the only convenient way to attain that goal. Regarding awarding with Order of Honor Mikheil Saakashvili, Mr. Alvrtsyan noted that Russia had to show its displeasure. "In fact, Russia's strategic partner received its enemy, however there have not been official statements from Moscow. I noticed only one grave expression of Russian deputies which reflects mere illiteracy, " expert said. According to him, Armenia has already faced a similar reaction from Russia, when President Serzh Sargsyan, visited Georgia, but no deterioration in the Armenian-Russian relations has been recorded and on the contrary, relations have improved. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. Civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan People demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation again blocked streets in Yerevan on May 15. |