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GEORGIA TO MAKE CONCESSIONS FOR THE SAKE OF MONASTERY, EXPERT SAYS
news.am
Dec 13 2010
Armenia
Azerbaijan and Georgia can solve the dispute over territories during
demarcation of the border, said expert on Caucasian studies Mamuka
Areshidze.
He does not rule out the possibility that the Georgian government
may cede Erisimedi village in exchange for David Gareja complex,
RBK reported.
According to him, Georgia faces the same problem with Marneuli region
southern part of which is bordering with Armenia. "Sometimes cattle
disappear in this region. In 2009 some people were arrested," he said.
As NEWS.am reported earlier, the Azerbaijani side has recently
rejected Tbilisi's proposal to exchange other territory for David
Gareja monastery complex.
According to Kakheti news centre, the Georgian side offered Azerbaijan
to shift the border to the south of Udabno cave, but the Azerbaijani
side refused to do so.
The ancient Georgian cultural and religious monastery is contentious
and the Georgian-Azerbaijani border needs to be clarified. The
monastery is divided between the two countries. Georgia proposed
Azerbaijan to exchange other territory for the remainder of
David Gareja because of its historical and cultural significance
to Georgians. Baku disapproves of this land swap because of David
Gareja's strategic military importance.
Today, the monastery is on the territory of Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Dec 13 2010
Armenia
Azerbaijan and Georgia can solve the dispute over territories during
demarcation of the border, said expert on Caucasian studies Mamuka
Areshidze.
He does not rule out the possibility that the Georgian government
may cede Erisimedi village in exchange for David Gareja complex,
RBK reported.
According to him, Georgia faces the same problem with Marneuli region
southern part of which is bordering with Armenia. "Sometimes cattle
disappear in this region. In 2009 some people were arrested," he said.
As NEWS.am reported earlier, the Azerbaijani side has recently
rejected Tbilisi's proposal to exchange other territory for David
Gareja monastery complex.
According to Kakheti news centre, the Georgian side offered Azerbaijan
to shift the border to the south of Udabno cave, but the Azerbaijani
side refused to do so.
The ancient Georgian cultural and religious monastery is contentious
and the Georgian-Azerbaijani border needs to be clarified. The
monastery is divided between the two countries. Georgia proposed
Azerbaijan to exchange other territory for the remainder of
David Gareja because of its historical and cultural significance
to Georgians. Baku disapproves of this land swap because of David
Gareja's strategic military importance.
Today, the monastery is on the territory of Azerbaijan.
From: A. Papazian