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    FENCE IS BEING BUILT AROUND ST. NORASHEN CHURCH OF TBILISI

    Lragir
    13:32:35 - 23/10/2008

    The press office of the Armenian Diocese of Georgia issued a release
    today, voicing indignation on behalf of 400 thousand Armenians in
    Georgia about the encroachment of the Georgian Orthodox Church against
    the Armenian St. Norashen Church (15 c.) in Tbilisi.

    The release holds that in the May of this year Reverend Tariel
    Sikinchelashvili, a priest of the Georgian Orthodox Church,
    initiated the construction of a metal fence around the church,
    involving religious elements typical of the Georgian Orthodox
    church. The Armenian Diocese of Georgia has voiced concern and
    indignation about the recurrent attempt at planned invasion of the
    another Armenian church, and described it as breach of the agreement
    with the Georgian party for a civilized settlement of the problem
    of returning St. Norashen and the other four Armenian churches of
    Tbilisi - St. Nshan, St. Red Testament, St. Minas, St. Gevorg -
    to the Armenian Diocese of Georgia.

    The Diocese has sent letters to the relevant government agencies of
    Georgia, as well as the foreign legations in Georgia. The believers
    of the Diocese viewed this action as violation of the Constitutional
    rights for freedom of religion and equal religious rights.

    The city hall of Tbilisi and the Patriarchate decided to demolish
    the illegally built fence but did not bring the decision into
    being, explaining that Father Tariel hinders them. Meanwhile, the
    Georgian priest continues the construction of the fence around
    St. Norashen. Even though the problem of return of churches is
    mentioned in the annual report of the U.S. State Department and
    the UN Human Rights Committee, the government of Georgia fails to
    display political will to solve the issues of the Armenian citizens
    of their country. The press release alarms about religious and ethnic
    discrimination in Georgia.

    The Armenian Diocese of Georgia calls upon the relevant government
    agencies of Georgia to solve this problem, as well as the problem of
    the legal status of the Traditional Religious Organizations.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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