GEORGIAN CHRISTIAN AND DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT DEMANDS RETURN OF GEORGIAN CHURCHES IN ARMENIA

Trend News Agency
Dec 10 2008
Azerbaijan

Georgia, Tbilisi, 10 Dec /TrendNews corr. N.Kirtskhalia/ The Georgian
Christian and Democratic Movement will hold actions at the Armenian
Embassy at 02.00p.m. on 11 Dec. The action targets to return Georgian
churches and cloisters in Armenia, Georgi Andriadze, the leader of
the movement, said. The national Christians urge the community to
support them.

"Tens of historical important Georgian churches and cloisters
are located in historical territory of Lorri-Tashir of the north
Armenia. Unfortunately, they have been fully plundered, which
indicates their belonging to Orthodox Georgian Church, but not
Armenian. Otherwise, they would be protected. I think, the Georgian
Orthodox Church deliberately has not raised a question on transfer of
these churches not to intensify the situation. However, unfortunately,
Armenia permanently seeks to strain the situation and unilaterally
demands return of churches. Since Armenia continues provocations, we
should remind them on our legal rights to demand transfer of Georgian
churches in Armenia," the Movement said.

Besides this, Andriadze expresses his supposition that all of these
are provocation of the third side and target to create dispute between
two neighbor nations.