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Georgia considers Armenia’s position on return of refugees as negative (video)

Georgian political scientist Vasso Kapanadze does not consider it a surprise that Armenia again voted against the resolution on refugees’ return to Abkhazia and South Ossetia last month at the UN General Assembly.

“All of us know very well that Armenia is Russia’s strategic partner, and this is the reason for Armenia’s position on this issue,” says Vasso Kapanadze.

In 1992-93, more than 250,000 residents of Abkhazia and South Ossetia became refugees because of the Russian-Georgian conflict. 26 thousand Georgians received the same fate as a result of the five-day Russian-Georgian war in 2008.

Georgia considers Armenia’s position on the return of refugees as negative , but the political scientist does not rule out that in the near future this issue will become a subject of joint discussion between the two countries’ leaders. According to Vasso Kapanadze, geopolitics is constantly changing and it is impossible to say what kind of developments are expected in Russian-Georgian relations, therefore it is impossible to predict Armenia’s policy on this issue as well.

“A lot will depend on how Mr. Pashinyan and his government will perceive the situation in our region,” he says.

Georgian government tries to give citizens of Abkhazia and South Ossetia an opportunity to travel EU countries without visa.

The political scientist also does not exclude that if Georgia does not become a member of NATO in the coming years, the foreign policy of the state may be seriously changed.

Emil Lazarian: “I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS