YEREVAN. – In all likelihood, the issue of reopening the Abkhazian railway will be discussed during Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s visit to Moscow, stated Caucasus Institute Deputy Director, political analyst Sergey Minasyan, during a press conference on Tuesday.

To note, Sargsyan’s visit to the Russian capital kicked off on Tuesday.    

The political scientist noted, however, that the Armenian President’s visit to Moscow was preceded by yet another important visit: Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania’s trip to Armenian capital city Yerevan. In this context, Minasyan recalled the importance of Armenian-Georgian relations from the viewpoint of military transit. According to him, the Yerevan talks also included the matter of reopening the Abkhazian railway.  

“It is likely that this question will be among the [matters] to be discussed during Serzh Sargsyan’s Moscow visit,” Minasyan stated. 

But the analyst also made it clear that not everyone within the leadership of Abkhazia is inclined toward reopening the railway. 

As per Sergey Minasyan, economic and regional security issues, the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process, the Armenian-Russian military cooperation, and the Customs Union likewise will be examined in Moscow.