A new military-economic alliance is being formed in the South Caucasus, reports the Military-Industrial Courier newspaper. The article titled “The Caucasian triangle” reminds that last week the leaders of the three states signed the Tbilisi declaration on a unified vision of regional cooperation. Besides, they approved the Memorandum on cooperation in the energy field and the Agreement on the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway.
“On the eve of the Tbilisi meeting Baku and Ankara signed an agreement on military cooperation. Turkey promised military assistance to Azerbaijan though the amount is not made public. The experts have already concluded that in case of resumption of hostilities between Azerbaijan and Armenia the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku should become the rear trunk-railway supplying the Azeri army from Turkey. Georgia’s problem is that it will have to rebuild the sector from Akhalkalaki to the Turkish border as well as ensure security of the line stretching through the territory inhabited by Armenians. Tbilisi clearly understands that the railway construction will alleviate the load of Georgian ports.
“All this proves that Turkey, Georgia and Azerbaijan are building a common military-economic space what will lead to tension in the region and further isolation of Armenia which is tied by allied relations with Moscow. The situation is pregnant with aggravation and it directly concerns Russia’s interests,” says the article.
