Ex-Georgian leader urges Armenian PM to immediately sign peace treaty with Azerbaijan

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who is serving a six-year prison sentence in Rustavi prison, has sent a message to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Caliber.Az reports with reference to his official Facebook page.

"My address to Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia. I am addressing you for the first time and doing it publicly, as I am very concerned about the fate of our region and Armenia.

You came to power as a result of popular revolt, i.e. in Putin's terminology - a colour revolution, and believe me, no matter how you pledged your loyalty to him, he would never forgive and will never forgive you. Especially after your recent statements, political moves and especially the ratification of the Rome Statute - he is your blood enemy and will overthrow you with all the means at his disposal - internal unrest, encouragement of military action. He will strangle you economically and use the whole arsenal of hybrid warfare.

You should remember that you have very little time. After coming to power, you failed to carry out fundamental reforms, and your current state apparatus is really the Kremlin's fifth column. You were late with European integration.

No matter how difficult it is for you, the recent developments around Armenia give our region a new chance. In some time we can live like the three Baltic countries - with open borders, create a whole system of logistic, financial, and energy hubs, using the advantages of each of our three countries. But in order to do this, you must hurry up and cast aside any hesitation, go all in. Demand the immediate withdrawal of the Russian military base, withdraw from the CIS, CSTO, and Customs Union and apply to the European Union and NATO.

In 2013, we flew to Yerevan together with the President of the European Commission Barroso, trying in vain to convince your predecessor Serzh Sargsyan not to join some of these organisations under the aegis of Moscow.

Finally, you should openly declare and immediately sign a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and thus open the way for fundamental changes in Armenia's domestic and foreign policy.

You do not lack personal nerve and political courage and I hope you will not allow Putin to destroy you and at the same time destroy your country and finally undermine our region.

The danger looming over us all is very real and requires immediate action. I hope you will not hesitate this time.

Good luck to you and success to the Armenian people," Saakashvili said in his address.