The next episode of the “Dilemma” podcast dedicated to security issues focuses on Armenia-Georgia relations, their treaty base and national strategies, the impact of geopolitical and internal political changes and regionalization, as well as opportunities for mutual security and cooperation in various fields.
The guests of the program are Johnny Melikyan, expert at the “Orbeli” Analytical Center, and Armine Margaryan, expert on military-political issues. The conversation is led by Areg Kochinyan, head of the “Research Center on Security Policy.”
Johny Melikyan
“Our relations with neighboring Georgia are very important… We have always talked about how important these relations are, but when we study the treaty base, we see that the main document that forms the basis of our relations was signed 22 years ago – since 2001, no changes have been made.”
Armine Margaryan
“Since 2015, Georgia has been continuously and consistently pushing forward the agenda that in this region, these three republics have much greater opportunities to develop joint development agendas, and this is the guarantee that the region will be truly stable, and it is also emphasized – outside of Russia’s influence.”
Areg Kochinyan
“For the West, Armenia and Georgia are interesting together. Armenia is not interesting because it has no access to the sea, and Georgia is not interesting because it doesn’t have sufficient penetration in the region, and doesn’t have sufficient land depth.”
