Georgian political scientist: Kosovo variant may be used for KarabakhApril 12, 2007 - 15:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Conflicts in Georgia have very little opportunities for separatism, member of the Republican Party of Georgia, political scientist Paata Zakareishvili stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. He said, there is something similar between Kosovo and Abkhazia but there are more differences here. "Really, if Pristina wants to declare independence, she will do it without asking anyone. The same concerns all conflict zones. But if we compare the Kosovo conflict with the "frozen conflicts" in CIS, look what we will see. There are 2 million Albanians in Kosovo and very few Serbians. And in Abkhazia the native population is half as much than the two main nations - Armenians and Georgians," Zakareishvili said. He also stressed Albania supports Kosovo, Armenia - the Nagorno Karabakh, but nobody backs Abkhazia. "Russia is out, it has its interests there. The Kosovo variant may be used for Nagorno Karabakh, but it is a very long process - settlement of all conflicts. As to the South Ossetia, this case is much difficult. There exists North Ossetia, which has pro-Russian stance, and Tbilisi has normal relations with Vladikavkaz, two main roads via North Ossetia - the Rokski pass and "Verkhni Lars" - join the South Caucasus with Russia," the Georgian political scientist said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |