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http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/07/14/shirak-torosyan
08:12 pm | July 14, 2011 | Politics
President of the "Javakhk" Compatriotic Union Shirak Torosyan says
he thought the Georgian authorities were better than they actually are.
"We Armenians believed in our "good" neighbors a little too much. I
had even announced that the Georgian authorities were finally able to
show good political will regarding at least one issue," Mr. Torosyan
told "A1+".
This refers to the clarifications regarding the Georgian parliament's
changes in the "Civil Code", which set restrictions on privileges
reserved for four religious communities, including the Armenian
Apostolic Church.
He recalled that during the visit of the Catholicos of All Armenians
to Georgia in June, the Catholicos had discussed the return of at
least six Armenian churches in Tbilisi and the St. Nshan Church in
Akhaltskha. "It turns out that that issue remained unsolved. After
the Georgian parliament's change, it is up to the Georgian Orthodox
Church to determine what will happen to the Armenian churches."
According to Mr. Torosyan, Armenian-Georgian relations are currently
two-layered. "The first are official relations that both sides assess
as high-level relations. The second layer is the incident connected
to the Armenian churches. The same goes for the spiritual, cultural
and educational spheres."
According to ANC member, diplomat Vladimir Karapetyan,
Armenian-Georgian relations are regressing in all spheres. "I regret
to see those relations at a very low level."
Karapetyan considers the Georgian parliament's clarifications
compensation to Armenia. "Armenia was among the few countries that
voted against Georgia's initiative to organize the return of refugees
in the UN. In such cases, Georgia has always stayed neutral when it
came to issues concerning Armenia. The Armenian delegation's vote
against Georgia's initiative in the UN had a negative impact on
Armenian-Georgian relations."
In this context, he also views the fact that for the first time,
the President of Georgia didn't receive the RA Foreign Minister on
the latter's visit to the country. "Armenian-Georgian relations are
deteriorating. I think Armenia has to take serious steps at the state
level to fix those relations."
http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2011/07/14/shirak-torosyan
08:12 pm | July 14, 2011 | Politics
President of the "Javakhk" Compatriotic Union Shirak Torosyan says
he thought the Georgian authorities were better than they actually are.
"We Armenians believed in our "good" neighbors a little too much. I
had even announced that the Georgian authorities were finally able to
show good political will regarding at least one issue," Mr. Torosyan
told "A1+".
This refers to the clarifications regarding the Georgian parliament's
changes in the "Civil Code", which set restrictions on privileges
reserved for four religious communities, including the Armenian
Apostolic Church.
He recalled that during the visit of the Catholicos of All Armenians
to Georgia in June, the Catholicos had discussed the return of at
least six Armenian churches in Tbilisi and the St. Nshan Church in
Akhaltskha. "It turns out that that issue remained unsolved. After
the Georgian parliament's change, it is up to the Georgian Orthodox
Church to determine what will happen to the Armenian churches."
According to Mr. Torosyan, Armenian-Georgian relations are currently
two-layered. "The first are official relations that both sides assess
as high-level relations. The second layer is the incident connected
to the Armenian churches. The same goes for the spiritual, cultural
and educational spheres."
According to ANC member, diplomat Vladimir Karapetyan,
Armenian-Georgian relations are regressing in all spheres. "I regret
to see those relations at a very low level."
Karapetyan considers the Georgian parliament's clarifications
compensation to Armenia. "Armenia was among the few countries that
voted against Georgia's initiative to organize the return of refugees
in the UN. In such cases, Georgia has always stayed neutral when it
came to issues concerning Armenia. The Armenian delegation's vote
against Georgia's initiative in the UN had a negative impact on
Armenian-Georgian relations."
In this context, he also views the fact that for the first time,
the President of Georgia didn't receive the RA Foreign Minister on
the latter's visit to the country. "Armenian-Georgian relations are
deteriorating. I think Armenia has to take serious steps at the state
level to fix those relations."