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GEORGIA BANS OFFICIALS FROM ARMENIAN NGOS COUNCIL MEETING
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 28, 2012 - 15:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 27, Council of Armenian Organizations (NGOs)
of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) held a meeting, with the coordinator
of the council Artak Gabrielyan presenting the outcomes of the trip
to Brussels and meetings with European officials.
Heads of all districts of Javakhk, representative of human rights
defender in Akhalkalaki, as well as representatives of various NGOs,
youth, state and cultural organizations were invited to the meeting.
Before the start of the gathering, many of those invited called and
warned they wouldn't be able to attend the meeting due to "pressure
from the authorities." As a result the event was held in A-Info news
agency's office.
Mr. Gabrielyan said that he had briefed the officials on the following
5 main principles that would help to tackle the problem of Javakhk: 1)
to stop forcibly changing Javakhk's demographic picture; 2) to increase
Armenian representation in the regional and government institutions;
3) to implement a series of social and economic projects that would
bring the economic development of the region in line with the rest of
Georgia; 4) to allow the use of the Armenian language in institutions
of administrative regions densely populated with Armenians; 5) to
grant autonomy to Javakhk and Tsalka. The coordinator of the council
expressed regret at the absence of local administration representatives
at the gathering.
Upon completion of the meeting, Mr. Gabrielyan rendered the future,
security, development and democracy in Javakhk possible only in the
framework of autonomy.
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 28, 2012 - 15:07 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 27, Council of Armenian Organizations (NGOs)
of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) held a meeting, with the coordinator
of the council Artak Gabrielyan presenting the outcomes of the trip
to Brussels and meetings with European officials.
Heads of all districts of Javakhk, representative of human rights
defender in Akhalkalaki, as well as representatives of various NGOs,
youth, state and cultural organizations were invited to the meeting.
Before the start of the gathering, many of those invited called and
warned they wouldn't be able to attend the meeting due to "pressure
from the authorities." As a result the event was held in A-Info news
agency's office.
Mr. Gabrielyan said that he had briefed the officials on the following
5 main principles that would help to tackle the problem of Javakhk: 1)
to stop forcibly changing Javakhk's demographic picture; 2) to increase
Armenian representation in the regional and government institutions;
3) to implement a series of social and economic projects that would
bring the economic development of the region in line with the rest of
Georgia; 4) to allow the use of the Armenian language in institutions
of administrative regions densely populated with Armenians; 5) to
grant autonomy to Javakhk and Tsalka. The coordinator of the council
expressed regret at the absence of local administration representatives
at the gathering.
Upon completion of the meeting, Mr. Gabrielyan rendered the future,
security, development and democracy in Javakhk possible only in the
framework of autonomy.