REVAZ GACHECHILADZE: NATIONALITY COLUMN ABSENT IN GEORGIAN PASSPORTS
PanARMENIAN.Net
20.03.2006 23:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ All the problems in Javakhetia are social and
economic. They have no political ground, Georgian Ambassador to Armenia
Revaz Gachechiladze told journalist today. In his words, Georgia sets
no difference between the citizens. “If a Georgian language teacher
in Akhalkalaki gets a higher salary than his Armenian colleague,
it’s because he has to leave Tbilisi and rent a flat. Human rights
are not infringed over nationality in Georgia. Nationality column is
absent in Georgian passports,” he said. The Georgian diplomat also
noted that work places in Javakhetia as well as in other regions
cannot be created by an order from “above”. “Armenians are against
the building of the Kars-Akhalkalaki railway.
Nevertheless this projects will provide extra work places in
various fields including construction works and repair of stocks,”
Gachechiladze noted.
Revaz Gachechiladze also stressed that presently Georgia faces
another problem – honoring the commitment to the CoE on the return of
Meskhetian Muslims (Turks-Meskhetians) for the permanent residence. We
are facing a serious demographic problem but we should solve
it. Meskhetians should be admitted by Georgia till 2012,” he said.
Among the commitments the Georgian Ambassador noted the adoption
of the law “On Religion. “According to the Concordat signed by the
Georgian government and the Georgia Orthodox Church, all the regional
issues are solved by the Church. However with the adoption of the law
the state of other regional confessions in Georgia will not change,”
the Ambassador said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
