  Georgian state and Ombudsman sign memorandum on protecting minorities' rightsDecember 14, 2009 - 20:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgian State Minister for Reintegration, Teymuraz Yakobashvili and Ombudsman George Tugushi concluded a Memorandum on Protecting Minorities' Rights. The document signed with the country's Human Rights Defender will guarantee that the Government keep all minority-related issues in the spotlight."I don't like the term 'national minorities' because all people should enjoy equal rights. Our task consists in making each national minority representative a full-fledged citizen of Georgia," Teymuraz Yakobashvili said.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial”  The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine.EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
