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Armenian News-NEWS.am presents some excerpts from an article, by analyst Zaza Jgharkava, which is published in Georgia Today.

“The visit of the Russian President to Armenia turned into a very important event. Despite the fact that it was somewhat overshadowed by Ukraine’s revolutionary tempest, Vladimer Putin’s statement made in [Armenia’s capital city] Yerevan can be considered one of the major geopolitical messages of the year. It was particularly notable as it came just days after the [European Union Eastern Partnership] Vilnius summit when the Euro-integration processes in the South Caucasus started to slowdown.

‘“As for the South Caucasus, we never planned to leave the region. Russia’s positions here will be strengthened,’ this is the promise Putin made to his Armenian counterpart in Yerevan.

“There is almost nothing new in the statements of the then prime minister and the current president of Russia. President Putin is openly and categorically telling everyone that Russia will not leave, regardless of the region’s states’ desires.

“Taking into consideration the fact that Armenia has already rejected its European opportunity and is joining the Customs Union and Azerbaijan is not interested in the tax free trade relations with Europe, Georgia and its European allies are clearly the intended recipients of Putin’s message.”

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