No mass settlement by Turk-Meskhetians is expected in JavakhetiApril 12, 2007 - 16:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Meskhetians' desire to resettle in Georgia is too exaggerated. According to the latest information, there are 130 000 Turk-Meskhetians residing in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and other countries, only 20 000 of which want to return," member of the Republican Party of Georgia, political scientist Paata Zakareishvili stated to the PanARMENIAN.Net journalist. He said, a lot of them do not want to leave from a Muslim country and reside in a Christian one -Georgia. "They'd rather go to Turkey. It is not expected a mass settlement by Turk-Meskhetians in Samtskhe-Javakheti, no Georgia government will initiate such a step. Most likely Armenians and Georgians of Javakhk will join against Meskhetians," he said. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |