Armenia and Georgia have pledged to strengthen their commercial and other links in hopes of overcoming the negative economic consequences facing both South Caucasus states after the recent Russian-Georgian war. Tbilisi has also officially expressed its overall satisfaction with Yerevan
Armenia, heavily dependent on Georgian territory for its import and export operations, has been anxious not to upset its most important neighbor and number one military ally, Russia. Its leaders remained conspicuously silent during the week-long heavy fighting in and around South Ossetia. It was not until August 14 that Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian called a meeting of his National Security Council to express his personal concern about the crisis and praise international efforts to resolve it.
Sarkisian has since repeatedly chided Georgia for its ill-fated August 8 attempt to retake South Ossetia. He reiterated the thinly veiled criticism during a September 30 visit to Tbilisi.
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
