GEORGIAN MINSTER PUZZLED BY ARMENIAN PRESIDENT’S STATEMENT
Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am
Sept 3 2009
Armenia
All the historical, architectural and religious monuments in Georgia,
irrespective of their origin, are protected by the Government,
and official Yerevan is well aware of that, Georgian Vice-Premier,
State Minister for Reintegration Temuri Yakobashvili stated in his
interview with Nezavisimaya Gazeta. He is puzzled by RA President
Serzh Sargsyan’s statement on the necessity for legal registration
of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
"The issue of legal registration of the Armenian Apostolic Church is
being dealt with, and Yerevan has been informed of that. We have a
number of disputed monuments and churches, but it is important that
historians and experts, but not politicians, settle the disputes,"
Yakobashvili said.
As regards the Armenian President’s statement on the advisability
of granting a regional status to the Armenian language in Georgia,
the Minister said: "We are happy that the Armenian language is the
only state language in Armenia."
Yakobashvili also addressed the situation of the village of
Bavra. He pointed out that situations like that will arise until the
Armenian-Georgian border is clearly fixed. "A joint commission is
carrying out relevant work," he said.
Georgian frontier guards moved several dozen meters into the territory
of the Shirak region of Armenia. They forbade the Armenian residents
who have land property certificates to cultivate the lands.
Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze is to arrive for a two-day
working visit to Yerevan on September 4. The key topic for discussions
is the bilateral relations and regional problems.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
