By Onnik KrikorianThe passage across the border between Armenia and Georgia takes longer than it usually does, but that’s not surprising. “It’s because of the ’situation’ there,” the customs guard explains in quite a matter of fact way and without any of the sense of delight that can be found on some faces in Yerevan when discussing Georgia’s latest and most traumatic spat with Russia.
Indeed, the mood is cordial at the Bagratashen-Sadakhlo border and devoid of the inner tensions hidden behind false smiles that can be detected when Armenians and Georgians meet face to face. The Georgian-Armenian driver now having to go through seemingly more paperwork than normal is genuinely friendly with the officials on both sides of the border.
He makes the trip constantly, he explains, and especially now with the Western media having to fly into Yerevan first before making the journey up to Tbilisi, the Georgian capital. “There’s been 25 of them so far,” he says. “Good business for you,” I respond.
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