Georgia lays claims to Armenian churches situated in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - The Christian Democratic Movement of Georgia decided to hold a rally in front of the Armenian on December 11 to demand 'return' of Georgian churches in Armenia.



"A dozen of Georgian monasteries are situated in the territory of Armenia, in Lore-Tashir. Unfortunately, they have been robbed, what proves that they belong to the Georgian Orthodox Church," said Giorgi Andriadze, the head of the movement.



The Georgian Patriarchate did not deliberately raise the issue to avoid tensions and maintain the status quo. However, the Armenian side aggravates contradictions. So, we can nothing but demand return of our churches," he said, Kavkaz press reports.
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