Yerkir Europe organization sends letter to French President Nicolas SarkozyJune 7, 2010 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerkir Europe Armenian organization of France sent a letter to the French President on facts of violation of the rights of Armenians by the Georgian authorities. With respect to Georgian President Saakashvili’s official visit due June 7-8, 2010, Yerkir Europe Armenian organization of France (www.yerkir.eu, headquartered in Lyons) sent a letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, presenting facts of discriminative policy of the Georgian authorities towards Javakheti Armenians. Specifically, the letter draws attention to the political outrage of the Georgian authorities against Javakheti politician Vahagn Chakhalyan and his conviction to 10 years of imprisonment on fabricated charges, Yerkir Union said to PanARMENIAN.Net The letter goes on saying that the situation of Armenians in Georgia raises greater concerns of French Armenians. Thus, Yerkir Europa urged the French President to apply to his Georgian counterpart to terminate the policy of Javakheti Armenians’ rights violation and immediately release Vahagn Chakhalyan. Javakhk Javakhk is first mentioned under this very name in "Armenian History" by the V c. historian Movses Khorenatsy in regard to the administrative reforms realized by king Vagharshak. Regardless of the different interpretations of the list of the kings of the pre-Christian period, all the researchers agree that the aforementioned events date as far back as the II c. BC. In the IV c. BC Javakhk was the summer residence of the Georgian king Parnavaz, "In autumn and spring he lived in the city of Mtskhet , in summer in Javakhet and in winter in Ganchenk". About 185 BC, Artashes I annexed the province to Metz Hayk Kingdom , while in 37 AD it became part of Georgia . 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 | Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |