GEORGIAN POPULATION OF TSALKA REGION DEMANDS BRINGING IN INTERNAL FORCESMay 11, 2004 - 19:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Residents of the Tsalka region of Georgia gathered today in front of the State Chancellery building in Tbilisi demanding to immediately bring in forces of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the region. In the words of action participants, the Armenian population making 80% of the Tsalka region infringes upon the rights of representatives of other nationalities, who constantly undergo physical and moral pressure. Commenting on the situation in the Tsalka region, representative of the Georgian President in Kvemo Kartli region Joseph Mamzishvili stated: "We will probably make a decision and address the Minister of the Interior to confiscate arms from Tsalka residents and eliminate the syndrome of impunity." It should be noted that the Sunday incident between local Armenians and Svans in the regional center of Tsalka caused the opposition. The quarrel, which later came to blows, began after a football match between the village youth teams. As a result, 10 got bodily injures of various degrees of gravity. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |