Georgian Ombudsman to leave for Javakhk to study the situationAugust 1, 2008 - 17:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia's Ombudsman Sozar Subari and Georgian President's advisor on integration issues Tamar Kintsurashvili will pay a visit to Samtskhe Javakheti, particularly to Akhalkalaki, to meet with representatives of the local authorities and NGOs.The officials will also familiarize themselves with the situation in the region, the Armenian population of which seeks help from Armenia's Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan. Mr Harutyunyan's press office said the Ombudsman is deeply concerned over the tensions in Javakheti, specifically the murder of two Armenian policemen. Meanwhile a source in the regional administration said that the recent developments have nothing to do with politics. "It's not the first time when some forces attempt to attach a political coloring to any incident in the region," it said, Novosti Georgia reports. On July 20, three days after the explosion near the house belonging to Akhalkalaki police chief Samvel Petrosyan, Georgian special forces and police rushed into the house belonging to United Javakhk leader, Vahagn Chakhalyan, and arrested his and his family members - his parents and brother. Another United Javakhk member, Aram Batoyan, is also kept in custody. Policemen Arthur Berujanyan and Armen Gabrielyan were killed. Local police chiefs said the latter committed suicide. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |