INTELLECTUALS OF JAVAKHK FIND THAT GEORGIAN AUTHORITIES OBLIGED TO
RESPECT JAVAKHK ARMENIANS’ DEMAND FOR SELF-GOVERNMENT
AKHALKALAK, JUNE 2, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Security problems
of Armenians of Javakhk and ways of their solution were discussed at
the third conference of the Javakhk Intellectuals’ Union that took
place on May 31 in the hall of the Akhalkalak Mayor’s Office.
According to the “A-Info” agency, conference participants fixed in
details physical, political, economic, nature protection, language,
educational, cultural, spiritual, demographic dangers threatening
Armenians of Javakhk. Intellectuals again came to the conclusion that
in the sense of giving security guarantees to Armenians of Javakhk in
the above-mentioned spheres, the authorities of Georgia are obliged to
respect the demand of self-government of Armenians of Javakhk,
language, local self-government, educational-cultural and other rights
given to national minorities. In the sense of physical and economic
security of Armenians of Javakhk, the conference touched upon removal
of No62 Russian military basis of Akhalkalak as well, and
intellectuals of Javakhk expect for the authorities’ clear guarantees
in this sense as well.