Parliament to ratify frame agreement on national minorities
The Messenger, Georgia
July 19 2005
News in Brief
Parliament will ratify a frame agreement on national minorities in
September, according to Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Human
Rights Protection Elene Tevdoradze, who will visit the predominately
ethnic Armenian region of Samtskhe Javakheti in August to discuss
the proposed agreement, reports Prime News.
“Since the introduction of legislation on human rights protection
of national minorities was one of the obligations adopted by Georgia
when it joined the Council of Europe, ratification of this agreement
can only happen after we are familiar with problems on the ground,”
said Tevdoradze.
During her visit, Tevdoradze will meet with representatives of
local government and non-governmental organizations as well as
representatives of the ethnically Georgian and Armenian populations.
According to Tevdoradze, recommendations on the bill presented by
inhabitants will be taken into account during the preparation of the
final document.