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GEORGIAN PRIME MINISTER HOPES ARMENIA WILL NOT EXAGGERATE ISSUE OF NORASHEN CHURCH
TREND
Dec 9 2008
Azerbaijan
Georgia, Tbilisi, 9 Dec / Trend News corr N. Kirtzkhalia / The Georgian
Prime Minister hopes that the incident over the disputable church
"Norashen" in Tbilisi will be settled soon.
"A special commission was formed which will include representatives
of both churches, as well as common representatives of Georgian and
Armenian public, Georgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili said
in Tbilisi at the joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart
Tigran Sarkisyan.
"Our fraternal relations are based on centuries-old character
and I hope that this question will not be politically exaggerated"
Mgaloblishvili said. Sarkisyan preferred not to make any comments on
this issue.
Armenia again raised the question on re-owning the church Norashen
located in the center of Tbilisi. The students even held a protest
action in Yerevan demanding Georgia to return the sacred place to
Armenian nation.
TREND
Dec 9 2008
Azerbaijan
Georgia, Tbilisi, 9 Dec / Trend News corr N. Kirtzkhalia / The Georgian
Prime Minister hopes that the incident over the disputable church
"Norashen" in Tbilisi will be settled soon.
"A special commission was formed which will include representatives
of both churches, as well as common representatives of Georgian and
Armenian public, Georgian Prime Minister Grigol Mgaloblishvili said
in Tbilisi at the joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart
Tigran Sarkisyan.
"Our fraternal relations are based on centuries-old character
and I hope that this question will not be politically exaggerated"
Mgaloblishvili said. Sarkisyan preferred not to make any comments on
this issue.
Armenia again raised the question on re-owning the church Norashen
located in the center of Tbilisi. The students even held a protest
action in Yerevan demanding Georgia to return the sacred place to
Armenian nation.