Political scientist: Armenian community of Tbilisi doesn't possess political powerSeptember 20, 2007 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "The Armenian community of Georgia doesn't represent a political and cultural power," expert at the Caucasus Media Institute, historian and political scientist Sergei Minasyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "The story originates from 1918-20, when the Republic of Armenia was proclaimed. The second stage came in 1930-40, when the existence of Soviet Armenia whipped up the outflow of Armenians from Tbilisi. During the third stage, in 1950-60 (the period of civil war) many Armenians fled Georgia. Presently, the Armenian community of Tbilisi numbers some 90-140 thousand. The population of Javakhk is certainly not counted here," he said. Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. Armenia, Germany discuss ties, South Caucasus peace process Armenian lawmakers met with the Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Tobias Lindner. |