15 years ago, Mikheil Saakashvili’s Georgia was widely regarded by geopolitical observers as a textbook example of what you should not do if you were a former Soviet republic. By contrast, Georgia’s southern neighbor, Armenia, under the presidency of geopolitical “chess master” Serzh Sargsyan, exhibited very much the opposite image—that of a small ex-Soviet state successfully balancing between East and West.
Azerbaijan’s official Gazette responded in an editorial: “Our people, army and commander view with disappointment and deep sorrow the attempts to claim and take ownership of our rightful victory. Azerbaijan’s victory is for the entire Turkic world, but Turkey is not its architect. The Architects of the Karabagh victory are Commander-in-Chief Aliyev and the Azerbaijani Army.” The Azerbaijani Gazette described Erdogan’s words as “a heavy moral blow.”
With the initiative and financing of the «Vardanyan Family» charity foundation, a new charitable platform was created – the website and application Barerar.am, its purpose is to provide direct assistance to families in need.
