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EXPERT: JAVAKHK POSES NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY
PanARMENIAN.Net
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/politics/news/70783/
May 25, 2011 - 08:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 23, the International Crisis Group (ICG)
published a report covering the problems of Javakhk, entitled "Georgia:
The Javakheti Region's Integration Challenges."
As political analyst Johnny Melikyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
the ICG report "is dedicated to Javakhk only, unlike its previous
report on Georgia's regions with both Armenian and Azerbaijani
population."
He noted that according to the report, the situation in Javakhk is more
or less stable, and the region poses no immediate threat to Georgia's
territorial integrity. "ICG's experts suggest official Tbilisi to pay
attention to the region's problems, particularly in social and economic
fields. Another important innovation is the recommendation to ratify
the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML), which
was signed, but not ratified yet, by Georgia," Melikyan said, adding
that experts emphasize the stabilizing role of Yerevan in the region.
As regards the issues not covered by the report, Melikyan noted the
failure to mention the problems of Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia
and in Javakhk particularly. "The problems of Armenian activists
in Javakhk are not sufficiently covered, though the authors touched
upon the case of Vahagn Chakhalyan, who is still kept in custody. The
enhanced police presence and its influence on the internal political
processes in the region was not given proper attention either,"
he said.
Speaking about the reaction of the official Tbilisi, Melikyan said that
Georgian authorities will apprehend it properly, because it contains
facts, analysis of situation in the region and recommendations on
the resolution of existing problems.
PanARMENIAN.Net
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/politics/news/70783/
May 25, 2011 - 08:29 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 23, the International Crisis Group (ICG)
published a report covering the problems of Javakhk, entitled "Georgia:
The Javakheti Region's Integration Challenges."
As political analyst Johnny Melikyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter,
the ICG report "is dedicated to Javakhk only, unlike its previous
report on Georgia's regions with both Armenian and Azerbaijani
population."
He noted that according to the report, the situation in Javakhk is more
or less stable, and the region poses no immediate threat to Georgia's
territorial integrity. "ICG's experts suggest official Tbilisi to pay
attention to the region's problems, particularly in social and economic
fields. Another important innovation is the recommendation to ratify
the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ECRML), which
was signed, but not ratified yet, by Georgia," Melikyan said, adding
that experts emphasize the stabilizing role of Yerevan in the region.
As regards the issues not covered by the report, Melikyan noted the
failure to mention the problems of Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia
and in Javakhk particularly. "The problems of Armenian activists
in Javakhk are not sufficiently covered, though the authors touched
upon the case of Vahagn Chakhalyan, who is still kept in custody. The
enhanced police presence and its influence on the internal political
processes in the region was not given proper attention either,"
he said.
Speaking about the reaction of the official Tbilisi, Melikyan said that
Georgian authorities will apprehend it properly, because it contains
facts, analysis of situation in the region and recommendations on
the resolution of existing problems.