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INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER: GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT HAS NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TO THE ARMENIANS IN GEORGIA
arminfo
Tuesday, June 12, 21:39
The Georgian government has a negative attitude to the Armenians in
Georgia, in particular, to the Armenians of Javahkh, international
expert on human rights, Dr.Fernand de Varennes, said at today's
press-conference in Yerevan when replying to Arminfo correspondent's
question. He also added that fear is the reason of such an attitude.
"The problem of national minorities has always been painful for
Georgia which has got territorial integrity problems. Georgia has
ratified the frame agreement on national minorities, but linked
fulfillment of this document with settlement of Abkhazian and South
Ossetian issues. This circumstance is leading to impossibility of
resolving of the problem of national minorities, first of all, of the
Armenians and Azerbaijanis, which have occupies large territories in
the south of Georgia",- the expert said.
However, the authorities of Georgia do not notice these problems, he
said and added that dozens of innocent journalists and photographers
were arrested on the basis of groundless suspicion for espionage, as
well as the persons which met representatives of the EU, although only
problems of national minorities were discussed over those meetings.
The expert said that Georgia does not have a certain programme
regarding the national minorities, although it needs that very much,
as such problems are linked with those of the national security.
From: Baghdasarian
arminfo
Tuesday, June 12, 21:39
The Georgian government has a negative attitude to the Armenians in
Georgia, in particular, to the Armenians of Javahkh, international
expert on human rights, Dr.Fernand de Varennes, said at today's
press-conference in Yerevan when replying to Arminfo correspondent's
question. He also added that fear is the reason of such an attitude.
"The problem of national minorities has always been painful for
Georgia which has got territorial integrity problems. Georgia has
ratified the frame agreement on national minorities, but linked
fulfillment of this document with settlement of Abkhazian and South
Ossetian issues. This circumstance is leading to impossibility of
resolving of the problem of national minorities, first of all, of the
Armenians and Azerbaijanis, which have occupies large territories in
the south of Georgia",- the expert said.
However, the authorities of Georgia do not notice these problems, he
said and added that dozens of innocent journalists and photographers
were arrested on the basis of groundless suspicion for espionage, as
well as the persons which met representatives of the EU, although only
problems of national minorities were discussed over those meetings.
The expert said that Georgia does not have a certain programme
regarding the national minorities, although it needs that very much,
as such problems are linked with those of the national security.
From: Baghdasarian