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    ANALYST: "I WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE IN THE SINCERITY OF IVANISHVILI"
    Narek Aleksanyan

    http://hetq.am/eng/news/22454/analyst-i-would-like-to-believe-in-the-sincerity-of-ivanishvili.html
    12:58, January 18, 2013

    Vahe Sargsyan, a historian at the "Mitk Analytical Center", believes
    the visit of Georgian PM Ivanishvili to Armenia symbolizes the start
    of a new series of relations between the two countries.

    "I would like to believe in Ivanishvili's sincerity and in the
    statements that he made in Armenia. However, we must take into account
    a number of negative and positive factors that exists independent of
    the prime minister's will," Sargsyan told reports in Yerevan today.

    The leading negative factor, noted Sargsyan, was the huge influence
    that the Georgian Orthodox Church has on Georgian culture, the economy,
    and especially politics. This influence is primarily felt by minorities
    living in Georgia, in particular, non-orthodox Armenian Christians.

    Sargsyan argued that in contrast to the period of Saakashvili, in this
    respect, freedom has increased for Armenians in Javakhk, Tbilisi and
    other areas, and that cultural repression has significantly lessened.

    On the positive side, Sargsyan noted willingness of the new Georgian
    government to improve relations with Russia. The analyst said that this
    was also in the interest of Armenians since it created a counterweight
    to the Turkish-Azerbaijani expansionism that had increased recently
    in Georgia.

    The analyst pointed to another important factor; that Mikhail
    Saakashvili was still the president of Georgia. Only after he leaves
    office will the situation in Georgia, noted Sargsyan, will the
    situation there be more fully clarified.

    Vahe Sargsyan, a historian at the Mitk Analytical Center, believes
    the visit of Georgian PM Ivanishvili to Armenia symbolizes the start
    of a new series of relations between the two countries.

    "I would like to believe in Ivanishvili's sincerity and in the
    statements that he made in Armenia. However, we must take into account
    a number of negative and positive factors that exists independent of
    the prime minister's will," Sargsyan told reports in Yerevan today.

    The leading negative factor, noted Sargsyan, was the huge influence
    that the Georgian Orthodox Church has on Georgian culture, the economy,
    and especially politics. This influence is primarily felt by minorities
    living in Georgia, in particular, non-orthodox Armenian Christians.

    Sarhsyan argued that in contrast to the period of Saakashvili, in this
    respect, freedom has increased for Armenians in Javakhk, Tbilisi and
    other areas, and that cultural repression has significantly lessened.

    On the positive side, Sargsyan noted willingness of the new Georgian
    government to improve relations with Russia. The analyst said that this
    was also in the interest of Armenians since it created a counterweight
    to the Turkish-Azerbaijani expansionism that had increased recently
    in Georgia.

    The analyst pointed to another important factor; that Mikhail
    Saakashvili was still the president of Georgia. Only after he leaves
    office will the situation in Georgia, noted Sargsyan, will the
    situation there be more fully clarified.

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