Japan refuses to call Georgia by new nameJuly 1, 2011 - 16:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Japan has refused a request by Georgian authorities to change the official name of Georgia in Japanese, Russian-based Itar-Tass news agency reported citing its source in the Central and Caucasus department of Japan’s Foreign Ministry. Tbilisi has sought to have the country’s name in Japanese analogous to its English-language version: “Georgia.” Probably the issue lies in its written version, since the name is heard as “Georgia” when spoken, Itar-Tass said. Georgia has officially appealed to other countries as well with similar requests. The South Caucasus state was also turned down by Lithuania (the state language commission, having examined the issue, concluded that changing the traditional name of Georgia in the Lithuanian language is unnecessary). On the contrary, South Korea met the request. It should be noted that it is the English-language version of the name (“Georgia”) and not the Georgian-language version (“Sakartvelo”) that is being offered as an alternative to the Russian-language version (“Gruziya”). 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. |