Discussion dedicated to preserving and protecting the rights of Armenians of Samtskhe-Javakhk-Tsalka was organized by Coordinating Council for the Protection of Javakhk Armenians' Rights (Javakhk compatriotic-charitable NGO, Mitq Analytical Center, Virk Party, Javakhk People's movement and Yerkir Union) in Yerevan. The seminar was attended by leaders of Armenian political parties, National Assembly MPs, NGO representatives, political scientists, experts, representatives of Javakhk bodies.

RA NA MP <b> Shirak Torosyan </b> on behalf of the Coordinating Council made a statement which, inter alia, says: "Political, civil, linguistic, cultural and religious rights of the Armenian population of Samtskhe-Javakhk-Tsalka are frequently violated. The Georgian authorities, ignoring the international community, continue their discriminatory policies against the Armenian population of the region. The policies of the Georgian authorities against the Armenians in the region leads to the outflow of Armenians from Samtskhe-Javakhk-Tsalka.

The Council calls upon the Armenian leadership and international organizations (UN, OSCE, Council of Europe, etc.) to take immediate action to stop the discriminatory policies of the Georgian authorities in the region and guarantee the security of the Armenian population. Prosecution of Armenian activists should be stopped, the Armenian language should be given the status of the regional language, and the status of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia should be addressed, Coordinating Council for the Protection of Javakhk Armenians Rights says.