The most important thing for Georgia is peace and stability in the region, therefore official Tbilisi's stance on Armenian-Turkish border opening is quite comprehensible. According to available information obtained from Georgian diplomatic sources, economic cooperation among Georgia, Armenia and Turkey will be to the benefit of all three states. "We never objected to border opening purely with economic considerations, as Georgia will get less for freight delivery. On the contrary, we have always supported the idea, because this is an alternative route for both Armenia and Georgia. Our countries have chosen the path towards European development. This necessarily implies open borders between neighboring states," our interlocutor stressed.

He also noted that Armenian and Georgian societies have perception stereotypes that must be overcome. "The accepted stereotype in Armenia is that Tbilisi has more positive attitude to Azerbaijan than to Armenia. But this isn't true. Armenians and Georgians are two Christian nations, and we mustn't allow anyone to cause a clash between us," he said.