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BIDZINA IVANISHVILI: LET'S FIRST MAKE CHURCH RENOVATION, THEN START DISPUTE
http://www.armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/43958/armenia_churches_georgia_renovation_ivanishvili
ARTS AND CULTURE | 27.02.13 | 14:31
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St. Nshan church in Tbilisi, Georgia
The renovation of the Armenian theater in Tbilisi, as well as six
churches will be implemented by the means of Georgia's Prime Minister
Bidzini Ivanishvili's fund, the Georgian Embassy in Armenia informed
earlier this week.
For several years the Armenian churches in Georgia have been a
matter of dispute between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the
Georgian Orthodox Church. Armenians demand returning six churches
(including St. Nshan, St. Norashen, Mughnetsots St. Gevorg, and
others) confiscated in 1920-1930 to their rightful owner-the Armenian
Apostolic Church. The Georgian Diocese suggested the creation of a
joint committee, to conduct archaeological research and to define
the churches' origin.
Armenian leading specialist in monuments Samvel Karapetyan is
concerted by the Georigan position, especially by the fact that the
Georgian church even sought to convert the churches into Georgian
houses of worship (by eliminating Armenian inscription from the
churches). Karapetyan said Georgia conducts a deliberate policy to
erase "Armenian traces" from the country's historical monuments. To
note, all six disputed churches are in a very poor situation.
However, Prime Minister Ivanishvili intends first to conduct
renovation. "Better I will restore them, and then let scientists
determine to which Church it belongs. Otherwise we are going to argue
for years, they finally collapse, and there will be nothing left to
define," Ivanishvili was quoted by the Georgian Embassy in Yerevan.
During 2012 Ivanishvili's visit to Yerevan a program on cooperation
2013-2015 was signed between Armenia and Georgia by the countries'
culture ministries. Ivanishvili said his government would do
everything possible to have Armenian-Georgian relations become the
best in history.
After Ivanishvili's visit to Yerevan, a commission to study the
state of the Armenian churches was set up in Georgia, which includes
representatives of the Ministry of Culture, the Georgian Diocese
of the Armenian Apostolic and Georgian Orthodox churches and civic
organizations. At this stage, the commission study and assess the
churches for the restoration and preservation works.
As for the theatre's renovation, the Petros Adamyan Tbilisi State
Armenian Drama Theatre is in emergency condition. It was established
in 1858 and is the main cultural center for an estimated 300,000
strong Armenian community of Georgia.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.armenianow.com/arts_and_culture/43958/armenia_churches_georgia_renovation_ivanishvili
ARTS AND CULTURE | 27.02.13 | 14:31
Photolure
St. Nshan church in Tbilisi, Georgia
The renovation of the Armenian theater in Tbilisi, as well as six
churches will be implemented by the means of Georgia's Prime Minister
Bidzini Ivanishvili's fund, the Georgian Embassy in Armenia informed
earlier this week.
For several years the Armenian churches in Georgia have been a
matter of dispute between the Armenian Apostolic Church and the
Georgian Orthodox Church. Armenians demand returning six churches
(including St. Nshan, St. Norashen, Mughnetsots St. Gevorg, and
others) confiscated in 1920-1930 to their rightful owner-the Armenian
Apostolic Church. The Georgian Diocese suggested the creation of a
joint committee, to conduct archaeological research and to define
the churches' origin.
Armenian leading specialist in monuments Samvel Karapetyan is
concerted by the Georigan position, especially by the fact that the
Georgian church even sought to convert the churches into Georgian
houses of worship (by eliminating Armenian inscription from the
churches). Karapetyan said Georgia conducts a deliberate policy to
erase "Armenian traces" from the country's historical monuments. To
note, all six disputed churches are in a very poor situation.
However, Prime Minister Ivanishvili intends first to conduct
renovation. "Better I will restore them, and then let scientists
determine to which Church it belongs. Otherwise we are going to argue
for years, they finally collapse, and there will be nothing left to
define," Ivanishvili was quoted by the Georgian Embassy in Yerevan.
During 2012 Ivanishvili's visit to Yerevan a program on cooperation
2013-2015 was signed between Armenia and Georgia by the countries'
culture ministries. Ivanishvili said his government would do
everything possible to have Armenian-Georgian relations become the
best in history.
After Ivanishvili's visit to Yerevan, a commission to study the
state of the Armenian churches was set up in Georgia, which includes
representatives of the Ministry of Culture, the Georgian Diocese
of the Armenian Apostolic and Georgian Orthodox churches and civic
organizations. At this stage, the commission study and assess the
churches for the restoration and preservation works.
As for the theatre's renovation, the Petros Adamyan Tbilisi State
Armenian Drama Theatre is in emergency condition. It was established
in 1858 and is the main cultural center for an estimated 300,000
strong Armenian community of Georgia.
From: Baghdasarian