IS NORASHEN DISPUTE ECCLESIASTICAL?
PanARMENIAN.Net
29.04.2009 12:07 GMT+04:00
There are no problems between the Armenian and Georgian governments;
there are just some stereotypes positioning Armenia as a pro-Russian
country, a Georgian professor said.
"Armenia’s political line is more complicated than Georgia’s. And
political elite is well aware of it," director of School of Caucasus
Studies at Ilia Chavchavadze State University, professor Ghia Nodia
told PanARMENIAN.Net.
The problems of Javakhk are Georgia’s internal issue and the Armenian
government has assumed the right stand, not interfering into public
and ecclesiastical affairs, according to him.
"The dispute on Norashen is merely ecclesiastical. The Georgian
Orthodox Church is the supreme authority in the country. At that,
Norashen is not the only problematic church in Georgia," the professor
said.
"As to Javakhk problem, it’s identical to problems the other regions
experience now. Meanwhile, the opposition slams President Saakshvili
for frequent visits to Javakhk," professor Nodia said.