PRESENTATION OF OSCE PROGRAM “SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS” IN THE GEORGIAN REGION OF SMATSKHE-JAVAKHETIA
AKHALKALAKI. FEBRUARY 18. ARMINFO. A Presentation of an OSCE-elaborated
program “Settlement of International Relations” took place in the
Georgian region of Smatskhe-Javakhetia settled mainly with Armenians.
A-INFO reports that the program was presented on the initiative of OSCE
Office for National Minorities in Tbilisi. The major direction of the
project is organization of seminars with participation of local and
central administration representatives, NGOs. Issues of integration of
national minorities, awareness of national minorities of the issues of
international relations will be discussed during the seminars. The
program is designed for 2 years. The first seminar has already
started on 15 February and will be completed on 19 February. The
second stage of the program provides for education of teachers of new
methods of teaching of the Georgian Language to non-Georgian schools
in the region. This stage will be implemented in cooperation with the
Georgian Education Ministry. On the whole, the program, provides for
teaching Georgian to civil servants and students, translating TV news
into Armenian, rendering juridical assistance to the population in
the towns of Akhalkalaki, Ninotsminda and Akhaltsikhe, A-INFO reports.