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    Robert Kocharyan: Levon Ter-Petrosyan's affection for Azerbaijan is
    becoming unhealthy

    armradio.am
    01.02.2008 17:39

    RA President Robert Kocharyan is assured that a person, who declares
    that Azerbaijan is Armenia's only link with the outer world has at
    least very dim notion of geography. Turning to the above mentioned
    statement of presidential contender Levon Ter-Petrosyan, President
    Kocharyan told reporters that the ex-President probably said it
    deriving from the fact that in Soviet times 85% of cargoes were
    transported to Armenia through the territory of Azerbaijan.

    `However, those were the routes of interior trade and interior cargo
    shipment of the USSR, and Armenia was not a subject of foreign trade at
    that time. This shows also that some people are not aware of the
    structure of today's foreign trade. Of course, Azerbaijan is not that
    important for Armenia in its trade with Europe, the US and many other
    countries. We carry out the trade with Russian via Georgia or the Black
    Sea in the form of ferry communication,' Robert Kocharyan said.

    The President suggested to look at Levon Ter-Petrosyan's statements
    form another perspective. `Currently negotiations on the Karabakh
    conflict settlement are underway, and the Azeri side feels somewhat
    giddy connected with the oil factor, and deriving from oil expectations
    it is trying to toughen its position. The first President declares that
    Azerbaijan possesses not only the privilege of oil but also that of
    favorable location and is the only way for Armenia towards the outer
    world. And if the knowledge of geography is one the same level in
    Azerbaijan, it's clear that they will try to further toughen their
    position on the Nagorno Karabakh issue. In general, Levon
    Ter-Petrosyan's attitude and love for Azerbaijan is becoming unhealthy
    and raise many questions and doubts,' Robert Kocharyan added.
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