GEORGIAN STATE AND OMBUDSMAN SIGN MEMORANDUM ON PROTECTING MINORITIES’ RIGHTS

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
14.12.2009 20:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Georgian State Minister for Reintegration, Teymuraz
Yakobashvili and Ombudsman George Tugushi concluded a Memorandum on
Protecting Minorities’ Rights. The document signed with the country’s
Human Rights Defender will guarantee that the Government keep all
minority-related issues in the spotlight.

"I don’t like the term ‘national minorities’ because all people
should enjoy equal rights. Our task consists in making each national
minority representative a full-fledged citizen of Georgia," Teymuraz
Yakobashvili said.