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    GEORGIAN CHURCH FOLLOWS LOGIC OF MARKET RELATIONS - ARMENIAN ARCHBISHOP

    news.am
    June 21 2011
    Armenia

    ECHMIADZIN. - In response to the demand of Armenian Apostolic Church
    (AAC) to grant Armenian historical churches, which were under Georgian
    diocese, the Georgian church, following the logic of market relations,
    put forward its claims on several churches in Armenia calling them
    Georgian. Moreover, Georgian side demanded to build Georgian church
    in Armenia, Archbishop of Holy Echmiazdin Arshak Khachatryan told at
    a press conference on Tuesday.

    "Number of Georgians living in Armenia is700-800 compared to 250,000
    Armenians in Georgia. Besides, there is a Georgian church in Yerevan.

    At the same time, Georgian side does not cooperate on this issue,"
    Archbishop told.

    Georgian church demands to register legally Georgian Orthodox church
    without having large population of Georgians in Armenia. Armenian
    Apostolic Church does not oppose this as it does not confront
    Armenia's legislation. AAC, however, demands Georgia to grant legal
    status to Armenian churches of Georgian diocese to hold liturgy for
    the church visitors.

    The Georgians also offered to form two-sided commission on
    differentiating belongings of churches.

    "Armenian side doe not oppose the idea of commission. However,
    it should not have the goal of stretching time or carry official
    character," chairman of the Armenian Bible Society, Archbishop Yeznik
    Petrosyan told.

    He added that it would be better to collect and present documents that
    will prove what churches or temples are Georgian in the territory of
    Armenia and then, if necessary, commission will be formed.

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