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THERE ARE NO, AND HAVE NOT BEEN ANY, SEPARATIST SENTIMENTS IN SAMTSKHE-JAVAKHETI - ARMENIA'S AMBASSADOR TO GEORGIA
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July 26, 2012 | 08:51
TBILISI. - Armenia wishes to see Georgia's Armenian community as a
unique bridge which unites and strengthens the two peoples' friendship,
Armenia's Ambassador to Georgia, Hovhannes Manukyan, told News.ge.
"It is important that the issues, which are raised by the national
minorities, be resolved by considering the mutual interests and the
basis of serving for the Motherland," Manukyan noted.
In response to the query concerning the danger of separatism
in Georgia's southeastern Samtskhe-JavakhetiProvince, which is
predominantly populated by Armenians, the Ambassador assured that
there is no real danger, and added:
"There are no separatist sentiments there, and I believe there has
never been. Of course, you could also hear statements which could
correspond to separatist aspirations. But there is no political
or social force behind people with such ideas, and they will never
receive the support of official Yerevan, which is interested in peace
in the region and in Georgia.
The guarantee for the absence of extremist dispositions in
Samtskhe-Javakheti is the fact that the local population does not
want it. And the more their rights are protected, the more the
region's socioeconomic situation is improved, the likelihood of
someone attempting to stir trouble will be that much less."
news.am
July 26, 2012 | 08:51
TBILISI. - Armenia wishes to see Georgia's Armenian community as a
unique bridge which unites and strengthens the two peoples' friendship,
Armenia's Ambassador to Georgia, Hovhannes Manukyan, told News.ge.
"It is important that the issues, which are raised by the national
minorities, be resolved by considering the mutual interests and the
basis of serving for the Motherland," Manukyan noted.
In response to the query concerning the danger of separatism
in Georgia's southeastern Samtskhe-JavakhetiProvince, which is
predominantly populated by Armenians, the Ambassador assured that
there is no real danger, and added:
"There are no separatist sentiments there, and I believe there has
never been. Of course, you could also hear statements which could
correspond to separatist aspirations. But there is no political
or social force behind people with such ideas, and they will never
receive the support of official Yerevan, which is interested in peace
in the region and in Georgia.
The guarantee for the absence of extremist dispositions in
Samtskhe-Javakheti is the fact that the local population does not
want it. And the more their rights are protected, the more the
region's socioeconomic situation is improved, the likelihood of
someone attempting to stir trouble will be that much less."