Georgian President openly denies real state of affairs in JavakhkJune 14, 2010 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During June 8 visit to France, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili spoke at Paris Institute of Political Sciences. Upon delivering the report, entitled, Georgia: Laboratory of Democratic Reforms in Post-Soviet Space, President Saakashvili replied questions from the audience. Representative of Nor Serund Armenian organization referred to discrimination policy exercised towards South Georgia’s national minority, specifically Armenians, according to UN Human Rights Committee and CoE reports. He asked Georgian President to expand on the steps undertaken by Georgian authorities to implement UN Human Rights Committee recommendations on promoting national minorities’ participation in political and cultural life of Georgia. Georgian President, yet, announced the information to be untrue, stating that Samtskhve-Javakheti Armenians are happy with their position, with 88% of them voting for his candidature at presidential elections and 87%-for his party at local government elections. In conclusion, Mikheil Saakashvili advised Nor Serund representative to discard the reports mentioned into a wastebasket where they belong. Nor Serund organization is highly outraged with the attitude of the President, openly denying the real state of affairs in Javakhk. The organization expresses concern over discrimination towards Javakhk Armenians as well as instances of repression and human rights violation in Georgia, Yerkir Union told PanARMENIAN.Net Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |