Georgian Official visits Akhalkalaki to introduce program on
resettlement of Meskhetian Turks

Caucaz.com, Georgia
Aug 17 2005

Akhalkalaki, August 16 – Georgian state minister for conflict
resolution and the head of the Georgian president-affiliated state
commission on Meskhetian Turks re-settlement Georgi Khaindrava
visited August 14 Akhalkalaki in southern Georgia with predominantly
Armenian population to introduce the state program for re-settlement
of Meskhetian Turks to Georgia.

A-INFO news agency reported that during the meeting with
representatives of Javakhq NGOs G. Khaindrava noted that Georgia
has assumed a commitment on the implementation of the program for
re-settlement of the Meskhetian Turks and added that after becoming
Georgian citizens they may live in any part of Georgia.

Representatives of the Javakhq NGOs noted that Turks did not live in
today’s Armenian populated regions of Georgia – Akhalkalak, Ninotsminda
and Akhaltskha. They said no Javakhq resident will allow a Turk to
appear in there territory. If the country has assumed commitment to
re-settle the Turks they may settle them on the territory where they
used to live.