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"MULTI-NATIONAL GEORGIA" NOVEMENT AND "NOR SERUND" UNION ASK TO CARRY OUT OBJECTIVE EXAMINATION OF INCIDENT IN TSALKA
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 13 2006
TBILISI, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the occasion of
the March 9 events in Tsalka, the "Civil Movement "Multi-National
Georgia" union and the "Nor Serund" (New Generation) union of the
Georgian Armenians made a statement in which they turn to the
Government of Georgia with a request to carry out an objective
examination of the incident in Tsalka, to punish those guilty in
the way envisaged by the legislation, as well as to make publicity
to what had happened. The organizations aks the civil society of
Georgia, the Government and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
to refer to the problems appeared in Tsalka with the upmost attention
for to avoid a regular interethnic conflict in the territory of
Georgia. "Multi-National Georgia" and "Nor Serund" expressed their
condolence to the family of died Gevorg Gevorkian. To recap, an armed
attack on a group of young people of the Armenian origin took place
on March 9 in the very center of the city of Tsalka (regional center
of the Tsalka region of the Kvemo-Kartli region, Georgia). According
to both witnesses and one of victims, there were about 15 attacking
people and many of them were armed with side-arms. As a result of
knife injuries, Gevorg Gevorkian of 23 years old was killed, he died
at the place, V.Saakian of 25 years old was injured at the foot,
and K.Baloyan of 25 years old was taken in 7 hours to the Tbilisi
city hospital No1 with a serious injury.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 13 2006
TBILISI, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. On the occasion of
the March 9 events in Tsalka, the "Civil Movement "Multi-National
Georgia" union and the "Nor Serund" (New Generation) union of the
Georgian Armenians made a statement in which they turn to the
Government of Georgia with a request to carry out an objective
examination of the incident in Tsalka, to punish those guilty in
the way envisaged by the legislation, as well as to make publicity
to what had happened. The organizations aks the civil society of
Georgia, the Government and President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili
to refer to the problems appeared in Tsalka with the upmost attention
for to avoid a regular interethnic conflict in the territory of
Georgia. "Multi-National Georgia" and "Nor Serund" expressed their
condolence to the family of died Gevorg Gevorkian. To recap, an armed
attack on a group of young people of the Armenian origin took place
on March 9 in the very center of the city of Tsalka (regional center
of the Tsalka region of the Kvemo-Kartli region, Georgia). According
to both witnesses and one of victims, there were about 15 attacking
people and many of them were armed with side-arms. As a result of
knife injuries, Gevorg Gevorkian of 23 years old was killed, he died
at the place, V.Saakian of 25 years old was injured at the foot,
and K.Baloyan of 25 years old was taken in 7 hours to the Tbilisi
city hospital No1 with a serious injury.