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    AZG Armenian Daily #079, 03/05/2005


    Neighbors

    'WE NEED PRACTICAL STEPS TO CEMENT ARMENIAN-GEORGIAN FRIENDSHIP'

    Artur Baghdasarian States

    Two-day official visit of Artur Baghdasarian, chairman of RA National
    Assembly, to neighboring Georgia ended on Saturday. Much is expected
    from Baghdasarian's meetings with Georgia's political and religious
    elite.

    President Mikheil Saakashvili's welcoming speech preceded his
    assurances to improve the socio-economic situation of Javakhk's
    population, to repair the road network of the region.

    Nino Burjanadze, speaker of the Georgian parliament, emphasized
    the need to deepen friendly relations but running ahead,
    answered a question about official Yerevan's stance on Javakhk's
    self-determination directed, in essence, to Artur Baghdasarian.

    Georgian Patriarch, Ilya II, stressed the need to forge relations
    based on friendship and reminded that our ancestors were in brotherly
    relations. But with his offer to study historical roots of Armenian
    churches in Georgian territory he, in fact, cast doubt on their
    belonging to the Armenians. It must be noted also that the Pantheon
    to great Armenians in the area of Khojivank was repaired 2 years
    ago on subsidies from the Armenian Embassy to Tbilisi and the local
    Armenian community.

    The chairman of Armenian National Assembly reminded that he will
    visit Georgia next year too and that will be a good chance to see if
    the promises of the Georgian side are fulfilled. "We need practical
    steps to cement Armenian-Georgian friendship", Baghdasarian said.

    Georgian speaker Nino Burjanadze will pay a return visit to Armenia
    in September. In May, Saakashvili assured, Charles Aznavour will
    perform in Javakhk. Either the Armenian community or the Armenian
    Embassy and Artur Baghdasarian believe that Georgian authorities'
    promises and programs will come to life.

    By Nana Petrosian
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