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ARMENIANS IN THE GEORGIAN PARLIAMENT
Gita Elibekyan
"Radiolur"
16.04.2012 15:03
Tbilisi
Georgia will also hold parliamentary elections this year. Experts say
the competition is going to be tense, taking into consideration the
participation of famous businessman, billionaire Bidzina Ivanashvili,
the main rival of the authorities.
Ivanashvili, who is supported by thousands of citizens, including
ex-ministers, opposition politicians, actors and sportsmen, has
declared that he is ready to include representatives of national
minorities in his team.
Karine Barseghyan, who heads the Association for Protection of Rights
of Georgian Armenians, is ready to join the party list of the "Georgian
Dream" opposition bloc. According to her, we need Armenians in the
Georgian Parliament, who will be able to raise and try to solve the
issues of concern for the Armenian community.
"We want to have Deputies in the new Parliament, who will be able to
speak and for example urge their colleagues on April 24 to commemorate
the Armenian Genocide victims with a minute of silence," she said.
It's not clear so far under which numbers the Armenians will run in the
Georgian elections. The discussions on the issue are still underway.
Recently Bidzina Ivanashvili hosted a reception for representatives
of the Armenian community. According to Karine Barseghyan, during the
meeting he spoke about the friendship between Armenians and Georgians
and compared the alphabets of the two peoples.
A memorandum on the support of Armenians to the "Georgian Dream"
was presented at the meeting.
Most representatives of the Armenian community, who have long been
supporting the ruling "National Movement" are likely to support
President Mikheil Saakashvili's Party at the forthcoming elections.
Gita Elibekyan
"Radiolur"
16.04.2012 15:03
Tbilisi
Georgia will also hold parliamentary elections this year. Experts say
the competition is going to be tense, taking into consideration the
participation of famous businessman, billionaire Bidzina Ivanashvili,
the main rival of the authorities.
Ivanashvili, who is supported by thousands of citizens, including
ex-ministers, opposition politicians, actors and sportsmen, has
declared that he is ready to include representatives of national
minorities in his team.
Karine Barseghyan, who heads the Association for Protection of Rights
of Georgian Armenians, is ready to join the party list of the "Georgian
Dream" opposition bloc. According to her, we need Armenians in the
Georgian Parliament, who will be able to raise and try to solve the
issues of concern for the Armenian community.
"We want to have Deputies in the new Parliament, who will be able to
speak and for example urge their colleagues on April 24 to commemorate
the Armenian Genocide victims with a minute of silence," she said.
It's not clear so far under which numbers the Armenians will run in the
Georgian elections. The discussions on the issue are still underway.
Recently Bidzina Ivanashvili hosted a reception for representatives
of the Armenian community. According to Karine Barseghyan, during the
meeting he spoke about the friendship between Armenians and Georgians
and compared the alphabets of the two peoples.
A memorandum on the support of Armenians to the "Georgian Dream"
was presented at the meeting.
Most representatives of the Armenian community, who have long been
supporting the ruling "National Movement" are likely to support
President Mikheil Saakashvili's Party at the forthcoming elections.