RUSSIAN MILITARY BASE IN JAVAKHETIA GEORGIAN REGION FIRST OF ALL GUARANTEE OF LOCAL ARMENIAN SECURITY

PanARMENIAN.Net - The issue of withdrawal of the Russian military base from Javakhetia region of Georgia, mostly populated by Armenians, is recently exaggerated by Georgian statesmen, who at the same time express official Tbilisi readiness to employ locals working at the base. As reported by "A-Info" agency, in the opinion of co-chair of "Kolokol" party functioning in Akhalkalaki Mels Torosian, Georgian authorities wish only to mark the social and economic significance of the Russian military base for Javakhetia. Meanwhile, as noted by Torosian, the Russian military base is first of all physical security guarantee for Javakhetia Armenians. As to the Georgian authorities' pledge to employ locals working at the military base, M.Torosian noted that if the state had wished to create workplaces in Akhalkalaki, it could have done that for the over 50 unemployed residents of the region.