Georgia claims the Armenian monuments in Western ArmeniaSeptember 5, 2009 - 19:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Group of 'Georgian pilgrims artists' visited the historical Armenian province Taik (Artvin province of current Turkey), now located in the territory of Turkey. The trip, which took place in the framework of the Georgian festival "The word revived in music", is carried out in several stages initeated by the Writers' Union of Georgia and supported by the Tbilisi City Hall. According to the Georgian newspaper Akhali Taoba, about 80 artists arrived in Turkey "to familiarize with the historical roots and development of interactions with Tao-Klarjeti (as Georgians call this historical Armenian province". They familiarized with the historical Armenian monuments, including Oshkvank and the church in the village Ishkhan. Georgians have declared these historical Armenian monuments 'jewels of Georgian church architecture' for a long time and want to appropriate at any cost. According to the Georgian newspaper, the program of the festival set to send a few more groups of "Georgian pilgrims to worship at historic shrines". 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. |