Mikheil Saakashvili addressed the Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, from his Facebook page.

“I am addressing you for the first time and I am doing it publicly, because I am very concerned about the fate of our region and Armenia. Based on my experience of dealing with Russia and Putin, I will allow myself to give you some advice.

You came to power as a result of public demonstrations, which in Putin’s terminology is a “color revolution”. Therefore, believe me, no matter how hard you try to win Putin’s favor, no matter how much you swear loyalty, he will never forgive you. Especially after your recent statements, political moves and especially the ratification of the Rome Statute. He is your sworn enemy and will try to overthrow you by all means at his disposal: internal turmoil, promotion of military actions.

Whatever hard the developments around Armenia might seem to you, they give a new chance to our region.

After some time, we could live like the three Baltic states, with open borders, logistics, financial and energy hubs, and use advantages from each of the three countries of the South Caucasus.

With this purpose, we should hurry, forget about hesitation and go all-in. You should demand a pullout of the Russian military base, quit the CIS and Customs Union and apply for EU and NATO membership.

You should immediately sign a peace agreement with Azerbaijan to green-light Armenia’s foreign policy changes.

You do not lack courage and political bravery. Therefore, I hope you will not allow Putin to destroy your country and explode our region.

The threat that faces all of us is absolute and requires immediate action”, - writes the former president of Georgia on the social network.