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    MIKHAIL ALEXANDROV: ARMENIA'S REGIONAL IMPORTANCE GREW

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    30.09.2008 17:39 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ It was clear from the first that the
    Kars-Akhalkalaki-Baku (KAB) is expensive and economically inexpedient,
    a Russian expert said.

    "The only "advantage" of this project was a political goal to isolate
    Armenia," Caucasus expert at the Institute of CIS Studies Mikhail
    Alexandrov told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

    "However, the South Ossetian crisis made Turkey more cautious
    about political projects. Here, Russia's influence on this country
    should not be underestimated. Ankara has understood that the West's
    further penetration in the Caucasus is pregnant with grave economic
    consequences. Security of energy sources transportation can also be
    jeopardized. Baku-Supsa oil pipeline has already been closed while
    Baku-Novorossiysk has been enabled," he said.

    "Under the circumstances, Kars-Gyumri is cheaper and more secure that
    the KAB. I can presume that Armenia's regional importance has grown,"
    the expert said.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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