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Georgia may lose role of transit country from Armenia-Turkey normalization: Georgian expert:

04 September 2009 [14:11] - TODAY.AZ
Armenia-Turkey border opening contributes to the maintenance of peace, meanwhile weakens Georgia’s position in the region, Georgian expert on Caucasian issues Mamuka Areshidze said.
He said transit of first-necessity goods supply via Georgia that gives much importance to the country.

“Georgia has a chance to use its privileged position and succeed. Now the situation has changed and Georgia’s function is weakened. It is not good for us,” Areshidze said.

In the meantime, he did not rule out that border opening will favor the peace process, including the Karabakh problem settlement.

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