ARMENIA: SAAKASHVILI VISIT TO YEREVAN PRODUCES LOTS OF SMILES, LITTLE ACTION
Sargsyan officially offered thanks to Saakashvili for the Georgian government’s efforts in Javakheti. But this expression of appreciation caused ire among some in Yerevan. For example, Eduard Abrahamian, an analyst at the Mitq Research Center in Yerevan, said Sargsyan’s decision not to press Saakashvili on the Javakheti issue could heighten inter-ethnic tension in the territory. "We have serious problems [in Javakheti], despite the fact that Serzh Sargsyan expresses his gratitude to Saakashvili. Problems will not be solved this way, they will rather get deeper," Abrahamian said. >>>