Shirak Torosyan: Georgia seeks to rid itself of Javakhk’s Armenian factorJuly 22, 2010 - 14:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian authorities pursue anti-Armenian policy in Javakhk with impunity, exploiting Armenia’s communicational dependence. They’re openly stating that any discussion of Javakhk Armenians’ national issues exacerbates Armenia-Georgia relations, RPA parliamentary group member, head of Javakhk expatriates' community Shirak Torosyan stated. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, Georgia seeks to rid itself of Javakhk’s Armenians to deprive RA from the factor of influence on Georgia. Shirak Torosyan himself is still disallowed into the territory of Georgia. “A month ago, US Embassy in Georgia invited me to participate in Tbilisi’s panel discussion on Georgia’s national minorities issues. Still, Georgian authorities refused to grant me an entrance into the country,” Armenian MP concluded. Javakhk Javakhk is first mentioned under this very name in "Armenian History" by the V c. historian Movses Khorenatsy in regard to the administrative reforms realized by king Vagharshak. Regardless of the different interpretations of the list of the kings of the pre-Christian period, all the researchers agree that the aforementioned events date as far back as the II c. BC. In the IV c. BC Javakhk was the summer residence of the Georgian king Parnavaz, "In autumn and spring he lived in the city of Mtskhet , in summer in Javakhet and in winter in Ganchenk". About 185 BC, Artashes I annexed the province to Metz Hayk Kingdom , while in 37 AD it became part of Georgia . Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |