Resuming railway communication via Abkhazia has serious risks that, “come from Russia and the blockade of the territory of Georgia,” said Secretary Giga Bokeria of the National Security Council of Georgia.

He commented on Armenian National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan’s statement that Russia, Georgia, and Abkhazia have consented to the opening of the Abkhazian section of the railway.                   

Bokeria expressed a hope that the Georgian authorities would not make a basic mistake and cause damage to Georgia’s economy.

He noted that the implementation of the current Kars-Akhalkalaki railway project—between Turkey and Georgia—is of Georgia’s strategic interest, reports Gruzia Online news agency of Georgia.        

To note, Abkhazia had expressed its surprise over Arthur Baghdasaryan’s aforementioned statement, and it had noted that the topic, with respect to opening a through railway via Abkhazia, was not raised for a long time.