GEORGIAN JOURNALISTS VISIT JAVAKHK
AKHALKALAK, JULY 18, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Correspondents of
a number of Georgian newspapers, including "24 hours," "Rezonansi",
"Khvalindeli dghe", "Panorama", "Batumelebi", "Akhali 7 dghe",
"Khalkhis gazeti", "Kakhetis khma", "Kutayisis versia", visited
Samtskhe-Javakhk on July 11-14. The goal of the journalists’ visit
was to get acquainted with the situation and the problems of the
Armenian population on the spot.
As the "A-Info" agency informs, a number of problems existing in the
region were brought to light during the meetings with officials and
representatives of NGO’s which were held in Akhalkalak, Akhaltskh,
Ninotsminda. The citizens of Javakhk raised the issues of compulsion
of the Georgian language and neglect of Armenian, unfair system of
local self-government (by which the rights of ethnic Armenian citizens
are violated), education as well as the social-economic issues. They
expected their urgent and fair solution.