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The victory of Georgian Dream coalition’s Giorgi Margvelashvili in the Georgian presidential elections will create new opportunities for the further development of Armenian-Georgian relations, political scientist Alexander Iskandaryan told a press conference in Yerevan.

“The fact is that under Saakashvili, Georgia was one of the countries who did not decide their own foreign policy. Georgia’s capital was not Tbilisi, but rather Washington, which has different political priorities,” the analyst said.

“Currently, there is an opportunity for Georgia to decide its foreign policy taking into account its own interests and Georgia is changing its policy. This, for its part, creates new opportunities for Armenia and Armenian-Georgian relations,” Iskandaryan said.

The expert also said that normalization of relations with Russia is one of the most important issues for Georgian authorities and Armenia can play the role of a mediator in Georgian-Russian relations.