Ban on Transporting Military Supplies through Georgia has No Connection with Azerbaijan: MP

“I don’t see anything unusual in Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s proposal to the country’s parliament to terminate the 2006 agreement with Russia on the transit of military cargo and personnel through its territory to Russian bases. This stems from the interests of our country,” said Georgian MP Ramin Bayramov, speaking to Vesti.az on the annulment of the agreement unanimously approved by Georgia’s parliament.

Earlier, leading Russian military analyst Alexander Goltz had said that the purpose of this move is to complicate the transport of military personnel and cargo to Russia’s military base in Gyumri, Armenia.

According to Bayramov, Georgia considers it inappropriate to allow Russia to transport military supplies across its territory to Armenia, about which it warned Russia six months ago.

“As for Armenian media reports that the Georgian president allegedly made the decision as a result of pressure from neighboring Azerbaijan, this is absolutely untrue. Armenia is our neighbor, and Mikheil Saakashvili made the decision for the sake of Georgia,” he said.

As reported earlier, David Karapetyan, spokesperson for Armenia’s defense ministry, had said that Georgia’s decision will affect neither Armenia’s security zone nor the combat readiness of Armenia’s armed forces.