Georgia has developed “immunity” to colour revolutions

The head of the government of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia in exile Vahtang Kolbaya answers the questions of the Internet portal «The world and we».
— What is the relation in the Georgian society, among politicians to events in Ukraine?
The situation causes huge sympathy as we already endured similar events in Georgia. Also it is a pity to note that war and bloodshed, this absolute tragedy came to the earth of Ukraine. Thus many processes which are observed there are very similar that occurred in Abkhazia in 1992 — 1993. Considering this similarity, there is an opportunity to assume what everything will end. I think that consequences will be similar to that were in Abkhazia. The situation from 1993 till 2008 was extremely uncertain there. «Bad peace is better than kind war» — it is so possible to tell about the relation of Russia to Abkhazia on an extent of this period. Then there was a war in South Ossetia and subsequent «recognition» of South Ossetia and Abkhazia by Russia. Therefore it isn’t necessary to be too far-sighted politician to assume repetition of this situation concerning Donetsk and Lugansk.
— Many experts claim that the USA with their technology of creation of «colour revolutions» is guilty of the Ukrainian crisis. Do you agree with this point of view?
Many experts say that the situation in Ukraine has the obvious internal political reasons. First of all, inadequate decisions which were made by the President Yanukovych, which promoted the escalation of a situation. So the expert thought is ambiguous in an assessment of the events occurring in Ukraine. Therefore it is worth looking for the prime cause that there is a permanent opposition between political forces in the last 20 years — it was both at Yushchenko and at Yanukovych. Therefore the events in Ukraine have the internal reasons and it isn’t necessary to pass the buck.
Though, naturally, the West had interests in Ukraine and nobody hid it. But if Yanukovych would make the decisions on eradication of system problems in judicial system, economy, administrative personnel in due time made, then there would be no these events. Hence, the sense of situation is that Ukraine couldn’t be freed from unprecedented corruption system countrywide. By the way, it was characteristic for Georgia of that time.
—Is the communication between events in the Middle East — in Syria, Libya, Egypt, Iraq obvious for you with that occur in Ukraine. Is the similarity of scenarios observed here?
There is no smoke without fire as there is no that can’t be explained. The same occurred in Libya, Egypt, Syria. There are regimes with which it is very difficult to cope.
Naturally, all these states are in the sphere of political interests of many countries, including Russia and the West. Collision of their interests is followed by attraction of big resources and large-scale processes. Therefore you shouldn’t look for definite answers why it occurred — it is necessary to see the prime cause of these events. Everyone tries to resolve a controversial issue in own favour, so there are opposite points of view on the events. It is only possible to tell with confidence that the processes started in the Middle East — it is the gin which is let out from a bottle and it will be very difficult to tire it out back.
— Do you agree with the assumption that the countries of the North Caucasus and Central Asia can become the following purpose of this global opposition of Russia and the West new «colour revolutions» with high probability?
Colour revolution already was in Georgia in November, 2003. Really, such revolutions periodically happen in other countries. But the situation in Georgia is now completely controlled by local authorities therefore hardly it will be possible to realize this technology.
Events which occurred 10 years ago and their consequences led to the development steady «immunity» to similar actions in our country of. And what occurred in Georgia became the prevention for many other countries in our region. Considering danger of emergence or provoking of such «colour» scenarios, any state has to hold a complex of events to exclude possibility of their emergence in the territory. First of all, it reforms, fight against corruption, competent information policy.
As for other countries of the region, for example, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and others, so the situation in these countries as it is possible to observe from outside, gives in to control from the authorities. Of course, it is possible to find the dissatisfied in any state. Any power always gives in to criticism, no power meets completely all needs of the population. But art of heads of the state consists in predetermining the occurring events. These countries are in good contact with the western states developed democratic by societies and control a situation. It is difficult to judge the long-term future, but I think, there is nothing to worry about seriously.