Mindful of its vulnerable geopolitical location, Armenia has spent nearly 20 years looking for a way around the communication impasse that it had been driven to by Turkey and Azerbaijan.
The latest developments in Georgia aggravated Armenia
Meanwhile, official Yerevan had serious expectations from the restoration of this rail link so vital for Armenia. An inspection of the section was made in 2005, for the first time in many years. Still 13-15 years ago, this rail link provided Armenia with a guaranteed gateway to Russia and European countries.
The section of the railway was blocked by official Tbilisi as a consequence of the conflict in the territory of Abkhazia. Yerevan had repeatedly stated its readiness to assist in the reopening of the railway section. Ex-president Robert Kocharyan several times drew the attention of the Georgian leadership to the fact that the absence of railway communication via the Abkhazian section first of all blocks Armenia.
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