Georgia claims the Armenian monuments in Western Armenia
Group of 'Georgian pilgrims artists' visited the historical Armenian province Taik (Artvin province of current Turkey), now located in the territory of Turkey. The trip, which took place in the framework of the Georgian festival "The word revived in music", is carried out in several stages initeated by the Writers' Union of Georgia and supported by the Tbilisi City Hall.
According to the Georgian newspaper Akhali Taoba, about 80 artists arrived in Turkey "to familiarize with the historical roots and development of interactions with Tao-Klarjeti (as Georgians call this historical Armenian province". They familiarized with the historical Armenian monuments, including Oshkvank and the church in the village Ishkhan. Georgians have declared these historical Armenian monuments 'jewels of Georgian church architecture' for a long time and want to appropriate at any cost. According to the Georgian newspaper, the program of the festival set to send a few more groups of "Georgian pilgrims to worship at historic shrines".
According to the Georgian newspaper Akhali Taoba, about 80 artists arrived in Turkey "to familiarize with the historical roots and development of interactions with Tao-Klarjeti (as Georgians call this historical Armenian province". They familiarized with the historical Armenian monuments, including Oshkvank and the church in the village Ishkhan. Georgians have declared these historical Armenian monuments 'jewels of Georgian church architecture' for a long time and want to appropriate at any cost. According to the Georgian newspaper, the program of the festival set to send a few more groups of "Georgian pilgrims to worship at historic shrines".
