Turkish-Azerbaijani factor increases in Georgia, MP says

Georgian authorities' policy resulted in strengthening the Turkish-Azerbaijani factor there, Republican faction's MP Shirak Torosyan told the reporters today.
 
He said in many cases Georgia even concedes its interests to the ones of Turkey and Azerbaijan with it isolating Armenia in the South Caucasian region.
 
"There are many Turks living in Georgia. You can even hear Turkish conversations in Javakhq. The Turkish element has grown in Georgia," he said.
 
"We may say that Armeniaphobia united Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia. There are two countries where being Armenian is a shame – these countries are Georgia and Turkey," he said.
 
Shirak Torosyan said the number of Muslims in Georgia has increased so much in Georgia that after years a Muslim candidate may become Georgia's president.
 
Turkologist Hakob Chakryan said Turkey's goal is to raise its role in the South Caucasus. "But the OSCE Minsk group co-chairing countries no matter how they compete which each other will not allow Turkey to interfere in different issues," he said.   Read more... (175 words)

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