Armenians call for their language to be officially recognized
Messenger.ge, Georgia
Monday, April 4, 2005, #060 (0834)
News in brief:
The union Javakh United has demanded official acknowledgement of the
Armenian language alongside Georgian in the regions of Akhalkalaki
and Ninotsminda regions, Black Sea Press reports.
The union has also called for the Georgian parliament to acknowledge
the genocide of Armenians in 1915, for Armenian history to be taught
in Armenian schools in Georgia and for a Law Concerning National
Minorities to be adopted.
The Union has also asked the Armenian Patriarch to create a separate
eparchy in Javakheti, and the Armenian government to support the
economic development of the region.
Messenger.ge, Georgia
Monday, April 4, 2005, #060 (0834)
News in brief:
The union Javakh United has demanded official acknowledgement of the
Armenian language alongside Georgian in the regions of Akhalkalaki
and Ninotsminda regions, Black Sea Press reports.
The union has also called for the Georgian parliament to acknowledge
the genocide of Armenians in 1915, for Armenian history to be taught
in Armenian schools in Georgia and for a Law Concerning National
Minorities to be adopted.
The Union has also asked the Armenian Patriarch to create a separate
eparchy in Javakheti, and the Armenian government to support the
economic development of the region.