Javakhk issues won’t be solved at governmental level - public figureNovember 9, 2011 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia made a mistake, allowing to shift discussion of Javakhk Armenians’ issues into the realm of Armenia-Georgia intergovernmental relations, according to a program coordinator at Yerkir Union of NGOs for Repatriation and Settlement. As Robert Tatoyan told a news conference in Yerevan, the issue will never be solved on intergovernmental level, as Georgia will try to use the issue to pressure Armenia into concessions. “The problems must be resolved through negotiations between Georgian authorities and Javakhk’s civil society institutes,” Tatoyan noted, observing that after 2008, Georgia has lost its status of a reliable partner and a democratic state. Deputy director of Caucasus Institute, political analyst Sergey Minasyan, in turn, noted that Armenia must try to resolve the issue in the format of European organizations Georgia is affiliated with. “U.S. Armenian Diaspora’s involvement may also be effective in view of Georgia’s efforts to maintain good relations with the U.S.,” the expert concluded. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. 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. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |