ARMENIA WILL HAVE TO OPEN SECOND FRONT IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, JAVAKHK SAYS
Prime News Agency, Georgia
March 14 2006
Tbilisi. March 14 (Prime-News) – The Council of Javakhk, which
includes fifteen funds, appeals to the government of Armenia to ask
“to pay more attention to the Javakheti region of Georgia and admit
the political meaning of problem of the local residents of Armenian
origin”, Noyan Tapan says.
The corresponding statement was published by the Javakhk Council
on Tuesday.
“Encouraged by the absolute indifference by the Armenian authorities,
the Georgian forces became more unbridled”, the statement says.
According to Armenian Noyan Tapan, the dismissal of the local judge
of Armenian origin for his ignorance of the Georgian (state) language
and murder of an Armenian young man were the most violent among the
recent anti-Armenian actions.
“Admitting possible participation of some other forces, Azerbaijan and
Turkey in particular, in sponsoring and incitement of the anti-Armenian
actions, the Javakhk Council considers that the Georgian government
and the Georgian Orthodox Church must bear full responsibility for the
recent developments. Republic of Armenia is also responsible for its
indifference for solution of the problems in Javakhk (Javakheti region,
as termed by the local pro Armenian forces)”, the statement says.
“The core of the problems in Javakhk is political, as the political
status of the region is yet to be defined and there is no guarantee
for security of the Armenian population. Thus the problems remain
unsettled”, Razdan Madoian, Council Chairman said.
According to him, the overwhelming majority of the Armenian population
of the region are deeply concerned as they understand that there is
no problem in Javakhk to be regarded separately.
“It is a matter of survival of Armenia, as Javakhk (region) is the
only way for communication with Europe. We understand that if the
Armenians leave the region, the Turks will settle here. It will equal
to complete isolation of Armenia”, Razdan Madoian said.
According to him, there are two options for further developments –
it might become another Nakhitchevani (place of Armenian genocide)
or the Nagorno-Karabakh, and if Armenia wants to retain its position
in the region, it must maintain whatever Armenian is left.
He claimed that the Armenian troops must invade in the region in case
of necessity.
When asked about the possible second front for Armenia, Gagik Ginosian,
representative of the Council said that it would be the forth one
for Georgia.
One must not be afraid of war when there is a challenge to lose a
motherland and national dignity. As for Javakhk, the matte is about
survival of Armenia, he said.
Gevork Gevorkian, 24, was killed in the town of Tsalka of the
Samtskhe-Javakheti region in a drunken clash two days ago.
The local residents of Armenian origin claimed that it was a deliberate
action and raided the local branch of the TbilisiStateUniversity,
local court and local governmental unit in protest.
The participants of the protest rally demanded Armenian record
keeping and introduction of Armenian language in education in the
local branch of the StateUniversity. They also tried to invade the
office of the Georgian Patriarchate, claiming that its was used for
storage of weapon. But as they met a local clergy and checked the
office to make sure that no weapon was kept there.
As Prime-News was told by the local police, the situation in the
region was eased and kept under control.
Van Baiburt, Georgian MP of Armenian origin says that the tension in
the region, which is mainly populated with Armenians, was artificial.
In his interview to Prime-News Van Baiburt condemned the raid of the
University and local court.
According to him, the sponsors of the rally were enemies both for
Georgia and Armenia.
