There are some political motives for destructing Armenian district in TbilisiSeptember 20, 2007 - 17:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Havlabar is a historical district and needs reconstruction. That is the problem. A major part of historical Tbilisi, including Vake, Saburtalo, Sololaki, has been already reconstructed. Now it's Havlabar's turn," expert at the Caucasus Media Institute, historian and political scientist Sergei Minasyan said in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net "Although some political motives emerge, actually urbanization is taking place. Let's take the construction of the North Avenue in Yerevan, for example. Only fancy the clamor that would rise if Russians lived in those ramshackle houses " he said. "As far as I know, Armenians are not kicked out in the street. It's quite another matter that it's a historical district where Armenians used to live for centuries. But these Armenians are poor; their houses too, unlike other districts of Tbilisi. Virtually, Havlabar is the front of Tbilisi. However, it's too unattractive," he said. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter came to know from Havlabar residents, "the government is planning to completely destroy the district and build a modern neighborhood for elite instead. The government warned that Armenians will be paid $906 per m2 and will be replaced to outskirts of the capital." Meanwhile, an official from Tbilisi city administration told PanARMENIAN.Net that "there are no plans for building an elite neighborhood." 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 | IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. |