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Aliyev has decided that Georgia is the one to go first
Azerbaijani Official Urges Georgia To Curb Armenian Access To Black Sea
"Aliyev claimed the Armenian presence in Georgia's Black Sea region of Ajara is part of a long-term plan to annex the area. "For Armenians, access to the Black Sea means the realization of the idea of a 'Greater Armenia from sea to sea,'" Azerbaijan's APA news agency reported on February 24."
"[The Black Sea resorts of] Kobuleti, Batumi, and other regions in Ajara are being 'Armenianized,' Armenians are being resettled there," Aliyev claimed. "This is a great threat. Taking into account the fact that in 2009-10 hundreds of Ajaran families moved from Ajara to other regions of Georgia as migrants, we'll see where these processes will lead the Georgians."
Azeris can go whine all they want. The fact of the matter is Georgia-Armenia relations bring a lot of money, investment, and business to both countries, and Georgia is not going to give that up because of some pathetic Azeri demands. We should counter Azeri crying by strengthening relations with Georgia and making sure everything is stable in that respect. We can't really trust our neighbours even if there's open borders, the border with Iran is tiny and roads are bad there, our most important trade route is Georgia and like it or not we are economically dependent on their land.
I think Georgia is more likely, since Russia wants to control it anyway. If georgia is going to screw us, what choice do we have?
I think the prudent way to go is for Georgia and Armenia to ignore the Azeris on this issue. The Azeris are trying to create more tension between Armenia and Georgia. Lately it seems the Armenian and Georgian government are getting along much better.I think the Georgians even realized it is better to have Armenia as a friend than an enemy as they have trouble enough with Russia. Armenia also benefits from Georgian stability. The Georgians have actually welcomed Armenian investment in Georgia for obvious reasons and most of the Armenians who travel to Georgian are seasonal tourists. The Azeris are pissed that Georgia is not blockading Armenia. If the situation in Javakh worsens, then we'll see what happens but as of now Georgian-Armenian relations have improved somewhat.
Aliyev has decided that Georgia is the one to go first
Azerbaijani Official Urges Georgia To Curb Armenian Access To Black Sea
"Aliyev claimed the Armenian presence in Georgia's Black Sea region of Ajara is part of a long-term plan to annex the area. "For Armenians, access to the Black Sea means the realization of the idea of a 'Greater Armenia from sea to sea,'" Azerbaijan's APA news agency reported on February 24."
"[The Black Sea resorts of] Kobuleti, Batumi, and other regions in Ajara are being 'Armenianized,' Armenians are being resettled there," Aliyev claimed. "This is a great threat. Taking into account the fact that in 2009-10 hundreds of Ajaran families moved from Ajara to other regions of Georgia as migrants, we'll see where these processes will lead the Georgians."
Aliyev has decided that Georgia is the one to go first
Azerbaijani Official Urges Georgia To Curb Armenian Access To Black Sea
"Aliyev claimed the Armenian presence in Georgia's Black Sea region of Ajara is part of a long-term plan to annex the area. "For Armenians, access to the Black Sea means the realization of the idea of a 'Greater Armenia from sea to sea,'" Azerbaijan's APA news agency reported on February 24."
"[The Black Sea resorts of] Kobuleti, Batumi, and other regions in Ajara are being 'Armenianized,' Armenians are being resettled there," Aliyev claimed. "This is a great threat. Taking into account the fact that in 2009-10 hundreds of Ajaran families moved from Ajara to other regions of Georgia as migrants, we'll see where these processes will lead the Georgians."
For Hayastan to prosper in the long term, we need direct access to either caspian sea or black sea( preferably). We can't afford to rely on russia. What if someday all the gas/oil is empty in caspian sea, why would Russia be Armenia's strategic and economical ally?
The conclusion is for armenia to survive either georgia or Azerfakejan needs to go, or we go.
They've sort of thought of that which is why there are plans for a north and south stream. The north stream would be controlled by Azerbaijan and Georgia while the south runs through northern Iran. So to disrupt flow to Europe, it would have to be cut off at both the north and south points or be shut down at Erzurum (Karin) where the pipes would "T" off.
This is what makes Armenia so important to Russia's Gazprom. You can see why France doesn't care for Georgia since they are relying on Russian gas anyways.
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