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  • No "Legal" Armenian Schools In Georgia, Claims Javakhk Armenian Rep

    NO "LEGAL" ARMENIAN SCHOOLS IN GEORGIA, CLAIMS JAVAKHK ARMENIAN REP
    Vahe Sarukhanyan

    hetq
    13:36, July 7, 2011

    Davit Rstakyan, President of the "Virk" party in Georgia stated
    today at a press conference that schools teaching in the languages of
    national minorities in the country do not operate de-jure but de-facto.

    He then cites the example of Armenian language schools in Javakhk as
    de-facto operating schools.

    Rstakyan said that a person could sue a teacher for teaching geography
    in Armenian and ultimately win the case in the courts.

    He labelled the situation as "catastrophic" and argues that those who
    claim that Armenian schools in Georgia exist and stating falsehoods.

    When asked why Armenians in Georgia don't want to study Georgian,
    given that knowledge of the language would help alleviate a number
    of problems they face otherwise, Nork Karapetyan, who heads the
    "Javakhk Democratic Movement", responded that Armenians feared losing
    their language.

    "We are primarily concerned with preserving Armenian and only then
    learning Georgian. A few years ago a Georgian institute opened in
    Kutais and many Armenian youth enrolled. After studying Georgian for
    4 years they returned to Javakh but only 1% have jobs today. In other
    words, it's all a smokescreen."

    The speakers agreed that Armenia was more active in Javakhk in the
    past than today.

    "In recent years, Armenia has regarded us more as a part of the
    diaspora, but we aren't," argued Rstakyan.

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