YERKIR UNION WELCOMES SARGSYAN’S WORDS
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 2 2009
Armenia
Yerkir Union (Javakhk Armenians Union) welcomes RA President’s position
on the major problems of Armenians in Javakhk and other regions of
Georgia, esteeming it as clear and precise, statement received by
NEWS.am reads.
"The steps proposed by Armenian President are concordant with
recommendations addressed to Georgian Government by a number
of international organizations, including UN Commission on
Human Rights and Council of Europe, as well as authoritative
NGOs. Yerkir Union calls Georgian Government to admit the presence of
language-educational, religious and cultural issues Armenians face in
Georgia. In addition, Georgia has to undertake effective steps toward
the solution to these problems through techniques under international
forms and liabilities for the protection of ethnic minorities’ rights,"
the document concludes.
At yesterday’s meeting with MFA personnel and diplomatic corps’
representatives Serzh Sargsyan underlined: "Our policy logic concerning
Javakhk should proceed from the premise of ‘integration without
assimilation’. Integration in this case implies that Armenian
population will have perspectives of becoming successful and
respectable citizens of Georgia. I reckon that imparting Armenian
language a regional status, provision of Armenian Apostolic church
with status and steps toward the protection of Armenian monuments will
assist the reinforcement of Armenian-Georgian friendship as well as
deepening of mutual confidence atmosphere."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
