Yerkir Union supports RA President's position on Georgian Armenians' issuesSeptember 2, 2009 - 19:03 AMT 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. 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 | Director General of Ucom takes part in recruiting conference Ralph Yirikian participated in the Recruit Days business and networking conference organized by Move2Career. Ameriabank named Best Bank in Armenia for 2024 by Global Finance Ameriabank has been named the Best Bank in Armenia by Global Finance magazine in its 31st annual awards. Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. Lavrov rejects Armenia’s “defamation” of Russia, CSTO Lavrov decried the Armenian leaders’ “defamation” of Russian soldiers and border guards deployed in Armenia. |