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Vazgen Mirzakhanyan: Armenians are treated better than
Azeris in Georgia
08.02.2008 17:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian community of Tbilisi
backed incumbent Mikheil Saakashvili. Majority in
Javakhk voted the same way, Primate of the Georgian
Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop
Vazgen Mirzakhanyan said in an interview with
PanARMENIAN.Net.
`We endeavor to get on with the authorities and this
policy produces effect. Saakashvili, at least, tries
to be as good as his word. I am confident that Georgia
is really concerned over the problem of Javakhk and
other regions. Some measures have been already taken.
For example, the Akhaltsikhe-Batumi highway has been
completely repaired. Funds have been allocated for
repair of Armenian schools. An Armenian-Georgian
University is likely to open in Akhalkalaki. Of
course, it's not enough but we hope for a better
attitude towards the Armenian community,' he said.
`Georgian popular attitude toward Armenians has
changed. The number of anti-Armenian publications has
considerably decreased. Moreover, Armenians and
treated better than Azeris. Georgian Azeris are
constantly complaining of Baku authorities, which do
not attend to their problems properly. The Armenian
government behaves quite the other way. We receive
textbooks and literature. The AAC Georgian Diocese
keeps in touch with the Armenian Embassy in Tbilisi.
We established a Center of Armenian Culture. As to the
opinion that the Armenian community of Istanbul lives
a better life, maybe their financial state is better
but we are politically free,' he said.
Vazgen Mirzakhanyan: Armenians are treated better than
Azeris in Georgia
08.02.2008 17:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian community of Tbilisi
backed incumbent Mikheil Saakashvili. Majority in
Javakhk voted the same way, Primate of the Georgian
Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Bishop
Vazgen Mirzakhanyan said in an interview with
PanARMENIAN.Net.
`We endeavor to get on with the authorities and this
policy produces effect. Saakashvili, at least, tries
to be as good as his word. I am confident that Georgia
is really concerned over the problem of Javakhk and
other regions. Some measures have been already taken.
For example, the Akhaltsikhe-Batumi highway has been
completely repaired. Funds have been allocated for
repair of Armenian schools. An Armenian-Georgian
University is likely to open in Akhalkalaki. Of
course, it's not enough but we hope for a better
attitude towards the Armenian community,' he said.
`Georgian popular attitude toward Armenians has
changed. The number of anti-Armenian publications has
considerably decreased. Moreover, Armenians and
treated better than Azeris. Georgian Azeris are
constantly complaining of Baku authorities, which do
not attend to their problems properly. The Armenian
government behaves quite the other way. We receive
textbooks and literature. The AAC Georgian Diocese
keeps in touch with the Armenian Embassy in Tbilisi.
We established a Center of Armenian Culture. As to the
opinion that the Armenian community of Istanbul lives
a better life, maybe their financial state is better
but we are politically free,' he said.