Georgian Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov said that the so-called “disputable churches” in Tbilisi and other regions are neither Georgian, nor Armenian.

Historians should deal with this issue, Nalbandov told Armenian journalists in Tbilisi. “Georgia cannot transfer historical monuments to an individual, while the Primate of the Georgian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church is an individual. Only legal entities have the right to inheritance. Meanwhile, the Armenian Apostolic Church is not a legal entity on Georgia’s territory,” said Nalbandov, adding that the demand of the Armenian community on return of churches is baseless.

A PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from Tbilisi that, according to Nalbandov, the Armenian-Georgian relations could be more efficient, if Armenia votes for resolutions offered by Georgia in international organizations like UN.

Answering the question why Georgia does not take the same actions, for which it reproaches Armenia, the Deputy Foreign Minister said that any country acts based on its own interests. He added that Georgia meets the wishes of Armenia, pointing to opening of Upper Lars checkpoint and transit of the Russian gas to Armenia via Georgia’s territory. Meanwhile, the diplomat held back the fact that Georgia receives certain incomes from the transit.

As for the Georgian-Russian normalization, Alexander Nalbandov stressed that Tbilisi is always ready for negotiations with Moscow “in any format, without preconditions and on equal terms.”