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    SECOND FRONT FOR ARMENIA TO BECOME FOURTH ONE FOR GEORGIA

    Regnum, Russia
    March 14 2006

    "Claim for autonomy for the Armenian-populated Georgian region of
    Samtskhe-Javakheti is an approach by the local population. There is no
    political implication, all the problems are of social nature," Head
    of the Armenian Republican Faction Galust Saakyan has said on March
    14. According to him, all the regional problems should be settled
    on the basis of Armenian-Georgian talks. By the way, Galust Saakyan
    disagreed with Georgian Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze, who had
    said that "in Akhalkalaki District of Georgia there some forces that
    try to increase tension between the Armenian and Georgian population."

    In his turn, Head of the National Revival Party Albert Bazeyan
    announced that the Armenian authorities should try to influence the
    processes at the top level to escape more aggravation of tension:
    "we do not need another unfriendly neighbor." "Apart from the social
    issues of the Armenian population of Javakh mentioned above, there is
    a series of political problems, issues concerning preservation of the
    national originality. I think, the question of granting the status
    of cultural autonomy to this region should be discussed," said Bazeyan.

    Meanwhile, as a REGNUM correspondent reports, representatives of Javakh
    Union at a meeting with the press spoke for holding a referendum
    in Javakheti, "that will make it clear what the Javakheti people
    want: either living in Georgia, Armenia, Russia or another state, or
    gaining independence." Answering the question, whether the escalation
    of tension in Javakheti contains a treat that Armenia would obtain
    the second front taking into consideration the unsettled Karabakh
    issue, members of the council said: "Why should we be afraid of the
    second front? If we have a second front, by Georgia it will be the
    fourth one."

    The Javakh Council also adopted a statement addressed to the Armenian
    and Georgian authorities.

    The statement says that "the Javakh Council has repeatedly appealed to
    the Armenian authorities to pay appropriate attention to the problems
    of Javakh Armenians and to acknowledge the political element in these
    problems," but "the appeals remained unanswered." As the statement runs
    further, the Georgian party "was inspired by the total indifference of
    the Armenian authorities," which made the former to be "more unruly."

    The authors of the statement do not rule out that "third parties,
    in particular, Azerbaijan and Turkey, would participate in kindling
    anti-Armenian activities." The council puts responsibility for all
    incidents to the Georgian government and the Georgian Orthodox Church.

    The council condemned anti-Armenian activities and demonstration
    of national discrimination, expressed its support for Armenians in
    Javakheti and urged the Armenian government to call upon the Georgian
    government to condemn and punish instigators of the anti-Armenian
    activities.

    It also called the Armenian authorities together with the Georgian
    party to work out an action plan towards justified settlement of all
    the problems of Javakh, including political ones.

    The Javakh Council assured that it would its utmost to protect
    Armenians of Javakh and Georgia, to prevent from expelling Armenians
    from the region. It also promised "to make an appropriate counterstrike
    to anti-Armenian provocations."
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