May 19, 2009 - 23:25 AMT
Swiss Armenians demand from Georgian authorities to release Vahagn Chakhalyan
Representative of the Armenian community of Swiss pastor Abel Manukian, head of Armenia fund Vahe Gabash, president of the Union of Armenians of Switzerland Zareg Kurchkian met with the ambassador of Georgia in Switzerland Giorgi Gorgiladze.
As a PanARMENIAN.Net reported was told in the Erkir repatriation and assimilation union, during the meeting the Armenian side expressed anxiety in respect to the current state of the Armenian population of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region, juridical status of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia and unfair decision of the court over the case of Javakheti activist, leader of the United Javakhk Democratic Alliance Vahagn Chakhalyan.
Representatives of the Armenian community of Switzerland set up the following claims: to register French lawyer Patrick Arapian as Vahagn Chakhalyan's defender, stop violence towards Javakheti activist and release him.
The Georgian diplomat promised to inform Georgian authorities about claims of Armenian community and provide with explanations in shortest terms.