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PAATA ZAKAREISHVILI WILL VISIT AKHALTSIKHE AND NINOTSMINDA
The Messenger, Georgia
April 5 2013
Inter Press News reports that ethnic Armenian from Akhalkalaki and
Ninotsminda held a rally in front of the State Chancellery on April
4th. Ethnic Armenian representative Stephan Ivanasyan explained that
those present want to meet with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Ivanasyan stated that Ivanishvili is not informed enough about the
problems of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which has a large ethnic
Armenian population.
The protestors asked the PM to carry out the changes in Akhalkalaki
and Ninotsminda which the local population were expecting after the
elections. They said they are grateful to Ivanishvili as the latter
has released them from an "inhumane pressure." However, they said the
old government of Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda have not implemented
the reforms of the Georgian Dream administration.
According to the protesters, most residents of the two towns live
in extreme poverty. Holding the Georgian Dream flag they claimed
there is no threat of separatism in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
and reminded those present about their loyalty to Georgia during the
August 2008 War.
State Minister for Reintegration Pata Zakareishvili met with the
protesters. The Minister promised he will visit these regions on April
15th and discuss all their problems there. Although the protesters
wanted to meet with the Prime Minister, Zakareishvili explained it was
Ivanishvili who had sent him to meet with the protestors. According
to Zakareishvili, the Prime Minister was not in a position to give
informed answers to the protestors' questions.
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2834_april_5_2013/2834_press_scanner.html
The Messenger, Georgia
April 5 2013
Inter Press News reports that ethnic Armenian from Akhalkalaki and
Ninotsminda held a rally in front of the State Chancellery on April
4th. Ethnic Armenian representative Stephan Ivanasyan explained that
those present want to meet with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili.
Ivanasyan stated that Ivanishvili is not informed enough about the
problems of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, which has a large ethnic
Armenian population.
The protestors asked the PM to carry out the changes in Akhalkalaki
and Ninotsminda which the local population were expecting after the
elections. They said they are grateful to Ivanishvili as the latter
has released them from an "inhumane pressure." However, they said the
old government of Akhalkalaki and Ninotsminda have not implemented
the reforms of the Georgian Dream administration.
According to the protesters, most residents of the two towns live
in extreme poverty. Holding the Georgian Dream flag they claimed
there is no threat of separatism in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region
and reminded those present about their loyalty to Georgia during the
August 2008 War.
State Minister for Reintegration Pata Zakareishvili met with the
protesters. The Minister promised he will visit these regions on April
15th and discuss all their problems there. Although the protesters
wanted to meet with the Prime Minister, Zakareishvili explained it was
Ivanishvili who had sent him to meet with the protestors. According
to Zakareishvili, the Prime Minister was not in a position to give
informed answers to the protestors' questions.
http://www.messenger.com.ge/issues/2834_april_5_2013/2834_press_scanner.html