Tbilisi centers out Armenians for the defeat of August 2008

PanARMENIAN.Net - Even the conduct is identical: first they speak of «appropriation of others' history», then come to false accusations of spying, and, as a consequence, deportation. Though, it should be admitted that Saakashvili is not potent enough to execute his plans even with the support of «brotherly» Azerbaijan. And if we also take into account Turkey's present evasion from any abrupt step towards Armenia, it can be concluded that all the attempts of Saakashvili to play the Armenian card in his favour are destined to collapse. In contrast to Ilham Aliyev, the Georgian President has already displayed all his inability and adventurism in governing a country.

After the scandal over the Church of Norashen, the Georgian authorities decided to switch to Javakhk, where Armenians are still an ethnic majority. With the intention to alter the demographic situation in the region, there started arrests in Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe of Armenian activists accused of spying in favour of Russia. Nothing new - in the same way the Young Turks were trying to justify the Armenian Genocide. Yet, the story repeats itself in two dimensions: once in the form of a tragedy, the other time in the form of farce. In Georgia, as usual, we have to deal with farce, which, by the way, is planned and performed too poorly.

Most recently came the news on selling famous Armenian writer Hovhannes Toumanian's residence in Tbilisi. Theoretically, such a move had been expected for rather long: first, Armenians were deprived of the House-Museum of Sergey Parajanov, and now - of «Vernatun». But the saddest point in all this story is that for the most part of such events the Armenian Government has its share of fault. Armenia's constant fear to strain relations with Georgia finally led into a state in which Tbilisi treats the Armenian monuments and her citizens of Armenian origin the way she likes, being absolutely certain that Official Yerevan will not interfere. Instead of appealing to the public, though even that is not done, the Armenian authorities had better care for alternative ways of gas supply into Armenia, at least through Iran.

But Armenia's reaction stays within the frames of public discussions and individual statements. It is rather strange that we should not yet have heard the clear viewpoint of the RA Diaspora Ministry, which logically must be engaged in protection of our fellow citizens. However, this department too contents itself with mere statements.

Meanwhile, according to ex-coordinator of www.bagin.info and current representative of the political wing of the Alliance "KHETAN" Aram Arghutyan, the Georgian authorities are presently inciting Armenians to relevant actions, probably not realizing the severe consequences it might have. "Latest events obviously revealed that Abkhazia and South Ossetia did not teach Tbilisi a lesson; probably, three is a charm, and another conflict is necessary to finally show Georgia its place in history. Still back in the 19th century Catholicos of All Armenians Mkrtich I Vanetsi (Khrimyan Hayrik) presented to people the study on "paper and iron scoops" and explained which of them is more promising and effective. Armenians employed this lesson successfully in Karabakh by bringing the armed riot to independence. Today Georgia has lost connection with reality and it attempts to leave the pit of devastating defeat and humiliation, splashing out the stored poison to "unprotected" Armenians in the region of Samtskhe-Javakhk-Tsalka. Tbilisi selected the way of state terror, directed against her own citizens, not realizing, that in that case the opposite side has the right of relevant response too," Arghutyan believes.

He also noted that Tbilisi brought very symbolic and framed-up charges against the arrested Armenian figures - espionage and arrangement of armed groups. "And this is only the prelude, while the epilogue will approximately be of the following type: more Armenians will be detained, "forfeited" storages of weapon and ammunition will be shown on the Georgian television and it will be announced to the whole world that the local Armenians spied in favor of Russia, the "eternal friend" of Georgia, and attempted to destabilize the situation. That is, Georgian authorities have undertaken an attempt to in that way deafen the struggle of local Armenians directed to the protection of their rights, by interpreting it as an order of a third side. Among a number of questions concerning "big business" with Armenia, Georgia marked out another important problem for herself. Recently a series of organizations, groups and individuals have livened up in Yerevan, who offer their support for the favorable solution of "Armenian question" in Georgia. The hand of Tbilisi is not long enough to reach out to Yerevan so that it could silence this sector; therefore it is necessary for Georgia to make Armenian authorities arrange it. Earlier in a number of cases Tbilisi successfully used this method, solving its problems by the hands of the authorities of Armenia," said Aram Arghutyan. In essence, there is nothing else to add...