Georgia bans officials from Armenian NGOs Council meetingMarch 28, 2012 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 27, Council of Armenian Organizations (NGOs) of Samtskhe-Javakheti (Javakhk) held a meeting, with the coordinator of the council Artak Gabrielyan presenting the outcomes of the trip to Brussels and meetings with European officials. Heads of all districts of Javakhk, representative of human rights defender in Akhalkalaki, as well as representatives of various NGOs, youth, state and cultural organizations were invited to the meeting. Before the start of the gathering, many of those invited called and warned they wouldn’t be able to attend the meeting due to “pressure from the authorities.” As a result the event was held in A-Info news agency’s office. Mr. Gabrielyan said that he had briefed the officials on the following 5 main principles that would help to tackle the problem of Javakhk: 1) to stop forcibly changing Javakhk’s demographic picture; 2) to increase Armenian representation in the regional and government institutions; 3) to implement a series of social and economic projects that would bring the economic development of the region in line with the rest of Georgia; 4) to allow the use of the Armenian language in institutions of administrative regions densely populated with Armenians; 5) to grant autonomy to Javakhk and Tsalka. The coordinator of the council expressed regret at the absence of local administration representatives at the gathering. Upon completion of the meeting, Mr. Gabrielyan rendered the future, security, development and democracy in Javakhk possible only in the framework of autonomy. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Armenia parliament to consider draft proposal on impeachment June 17 The Armenian Parliament will hold an extraordinary session on June 17 to consider a draft proposal on the resignation of the government. Armenia to send Deputy Foreign Minister to Berlin’s Ukraine Recovery Conference Georgia will attend the forum at the level of Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, while Azerbaijan will send their Foreign Minister. About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. |