ZORI BALAYAN: LARGE-SCALED OIL-GAS AND TRANSPORT PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN THE REGION SERVE PAN-TURKISM IDEOLOGY
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Oct 3 2007
Zori Balayan’s article "Continuation of myth" which reflects anxiety
of Georgia in the context of Georgian-Armenian friendship was published
in Armenian "Azg" newspaper, APA reports.
Zori Balayen stated that foreign policy pursued by official Tbilisi
will cause dangerous results for Georgia, Armenia and Russia, and
large-scaled oil-gas and transport projects implemented in the region
serve Pan-Turkism ideology.
He said that if measures are not taken in time, traditions, historical
memory, national character and other qualities will be changed if
Georgia fulfills commitments of European Union, UN, US and West,"
he said.
Zori Balayan stressed that if Ahiska Turks return to Georgia, the
country will be in bad condition and said that Azerbaijanis will
settle there and Armenians will not meet this plan of Turkey calmly.
He also mentioned that childbirth among Azerbaijanis living in Georgia
increased and 150 thousand Azerbaijanis were registered in Georgia
in 1959, 300 thousand in 1989.