ARMENIANS OF GEORGIA INDIGNANT ABOUT GEORGIAN DEPUTY'S PROVOCATIVE STATEMENTSAugust 9, 2003 - 00:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian community of Tbilisi spoke with an open letter, expressing " deep indignation about the statements of Georgian parliament member, Renaissance faction representative Sandro Bregvadze. As reported by Arminfo agency according to Black Sea Press, in his interview to one of the Georgian TV channels Bregvadze spoke about "the US Armenian lobby's false programs for committing a coup in Georgia bringing to power the native Armenians there". Bregvadze's statement not to permit Armenians living in the Georgian territory to participate in the presidential election also aroused the discontent of the Armenian community. "Let us note, that the Armenian community, wherever it resided, has always contributed to the state organization of the country. Proceeding from this fact, the statements of the Renaissance representative are at least improbable", - the letter runs. It as well reports that that the Armenian residents of Georgia are the part of the society with the corresponding constitutional rights and responsibilities. The authors of the letter expressed hope that the present theme will no more appear the subject of the pre-electoral political discussions. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |