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Armenian community of Akhalkalak works hard for Armenian language get
status of regional one
TERT.AM
17:58 - 16.03.13
On March 14 Akhalkalaki county council made a decision to apply to
Georgia's parliament for the ratification of the European charter and
giving the Armenian language status of regional language,
Akhaltskha.Net website reports.
Speaking to the website, member of the Samtskhe-Javakhk Armenian NGO's
council Mel Torosyan said he has delivered a speech at the sitting of
the council stressing that they have many times applied to the
country's leadership for giving the Armenian language a status. He
said in some cases they did not receive any response in others, they
received quite `hopeful' ones...
He said the change of power in the country relates to the issue as one
of the parties making part of the ruling coalition has sent a written
application and was successive in making the issue enter the agenda of
the county council.
Asked about possibility of ratification of the European charter by the
parliament but delay of the granting the Armenian language a regional
status, Torosyan said if parliament ratifies the charter the decision
on giving the status will not be delayed, bringing the example of
Ukraine. Though he did not exclude that some reasons will be made up
not to put the issue on the parliament's agenda, or maybe it will not
get necessary number of votes. He said nothing is excluded.
status of regional one
TERT.AM
17:58 - 16.03.13
On March 14 Akhalkalaki county council made a decision to apply to
Georgia's parliament for the ratification of the European charter and
giving the Armenian language status of regional language,
Akhaltskha.Net website reports.
Speaking to the website, member of the Samtskhe-Javakhk Armenian NGO's
council Mel Torosyan said he has delivered a speech at the sitting of
the council stressing that they have many times applied to the
country's leadership for giving the Armenian language a status. He
said in some cases they did not receive any response in others, they
received quite `hopeful' ones...
He said the change of power in the country relates to the issue as one
of the parties making part of the ruling coalition has sent a written
application and was successive in making the issue enter the agenda of
the county council.
Asked about possibility of ratification of the European charter by the
parliament but delay of the granting the Armenian language a regional
status, Torosyan said if parliament ratifies the charter the decision
on giving the status will not be delayed, bringing the example of
Ukraine. Though he did not exclude that some reasons will be made up
not to put the issue on the parliament's agenda, or maybe it will not
get necessary number of votes. He said nothing is excluded.