Meeting against Saakashvili's visit to Yerevan dispersed
On June 24, 11 a.m., Armenian Mitk (Idea) analytical centre planned to conduct a protest action in connection with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili's visit to Yerevan. Police intervened in protesters' attempts to place placards near presidential residence, reasoning that they had to clean the area. "We want to ask President Saakashvli about the anti-Armenian policy against Armenians of Samtskhe-Javakheti. Georgian authorities are currently conducting aggressive policy in relation to Armenians. Recently, they denied MP Shirak Torosyan's entry to Javahkk and threatened Armenian teachers," Mitk centre expert Vahe Sargsyan said.
According to him, Georgian frontier guards recently prohibited transportation of Armenian books to Georgian territory. "It turns out we are not entitled to send books to our compatriots. Georgian authorities commit cultural genocide against Armenians of Javakheti," Sargsyan stressed. Although protesters did not manage to carry out their plans, they declared of their intention to organize protests in other parts of Yerevan.
According to him, Georgian frontier guards recently prohibited transportation of Armenian books to Georgian territory. "It turns out we are not entitled to send books to our compatriots. Georgian authorities commit cultural genocide against Armenians of Javakheti," Sargsyan stressed. Although protesters did not manage to carry out their plans, they declared of their intention to organize protests in other parts of Yerevan.
