March 7, 2006 - 13:00 AMT
Armenia Concerned over Exacerbation in Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Armenia is concerned over exacerbation of the situation over Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Armenian Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan said in the course of a meeting with Russian journalists. In case of resumption of hostilities "it will destabilize the situation in Georgia without fail, and it suits Armenia by no means," the MOD head emphasized. He reminded that Georgia is the only country, which links «Armenia with external world by rail and sea transport.» «The unfinished conflict can play a role of a detonator and have very serious consequences for all countries of the region, including Armenia,» S. Sargsyan remarked. «The South Caucasus is too small, countries of the region are linked by many threads and depend on each other,» he said.