January 9, 2014 – 19:06 AMT

Despite the unresolved Karabakh issue, the year 2014 is unlikely to bring serious military and political cataclysms to Armenia and Azerbaijan, a Georgian political analyst said.

As Hamlet Chipashvili predicted in an interview to Rosbalt, peace talks will continue, though, without being finalized. He also noted that the two countries’ leaders won’t be repeating the Georgian scenario; despite the presence of opposition they’ll be sure to retain their posts.

“By joining the Customs Union in 2014, Armenia will avoid the poverty Bulgaria and Romania are facing because of the EU. Armenia will have a chance to sell its products at a huge market which will soon be open to it thanks to the CU accession,” the expert said, forecasting major success of the organization. “Georgia would be smart to follow Armenia’s suit in joining the CU,” the expert concluded.