Yerkir Union supports RA President's position on Georgian Armenians' issues

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 1, 2009, at the meeting of MFA central staff leaders, diplomatic representations and consular institutions of Armenia, RA President Serzh Sargsyan touched upon issues of Georgia and Javahk Armenians.



"We have to take our best efforts in order to assist Georgian Armenians. Our policy on Javahk issue should be based on "integration without assimilation" principle. I believe that steps towards acknowledging Armenian as a regional language, registration of Armenian Apostolic Church, preservation of historic Armenian monuments in Georgia will strengthen friendship between Armenia and Georgia and establish atmosphere of mutual trust. We have to be delicate, yet consistent in this issue," RA President emphasized.



Yerkir Union supports RA President's position on Georgia and Javahk Armenians' issues, regarding it as clear and accurate. Steps offered by RA President are in accord with international organizations' recommendations addressed to Georgian government.





Yerkir Union urges Georgian authorities to acknowledge existence of linguistic, educational, religious and cultural issues faced by Georgia's Armenian population, as well as undertake effective steps to resolve the issues, implementing mechanisms in accordance with international obligations on protection of ethnic minorities' rights, assumed by Georgian government.