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FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS GEORGIA'S ENVOY TO US 'UNAWARE'
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Georgia's envoy to US Temuri Yakobishvili
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)-Armenia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said Georgia's
Ambassador to the US was "unaware of processes taking place in the
region" after the envoy said Armenia had "fallen into Russia's hands"
and Genocide recognition was not a positive factor.
Speaking at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington last
month, Georgia's Ambassador to the US, Temuri Yakobishvili added to
his statements about Armenia, by saying that "the events taking place
in Armenia are directly linked to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict" and
that its unresolved problems with Azerbaijan hinder Armenia's progress.
He also criticized Armenia for housing Russian military bases and
said that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was not a positive
factor, concluding that "the best thing is to find a solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem" because it was holding Armenia back from
addressing other issues.
Head of the Foreign Ministry's Department of Neighboring Countries,
Karen Mirzoyan explained Tuesday that "the statements by the Ambassador
are a sign that he is unaware of the processes taking place in the
region, and cannot be described in any other way. Such statements
by the diplomat do not correspond to the spirit and high level of
Armenian-Georgian relations."
Georgia's Ambassador to Armenia, Tengiz Sarmanashvili, said in Yerevan
Tuesday that his colleague's statements were being investigated by
the Georgian Foreign Ministry.
At a press conference, Sarmanashvil praise Armenia-Georgia relations.
asbarez
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
Georgia's envoy to US Temuri Yakobishvili
YEREVAN (ArmRadio)-Armenia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said Georgia's
Ambassador to the US was "unaware of processes taking place in the
region" after the envoy said Armenia had "fallen into Russia's hands"
and Genocide recognition was not a positive factor.
Speaking at the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies in Washington last
month, Georgia's Ambassador to the US, Temuri Yakobishvili added to
his statements about Armenia, by saying that "the events taking place
in Armenia are directly linked to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict" and
that its unresolved problems with Azerbaijan hinder Armenia's progress.
He also criticized Armenia for housing Russian military bases and
said that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide was not a positive
factor, concluding that "the best thing is to find a solution to the
Nagorno-Karabakh problem" because it was holding Armenia back from
addressing other issues.
Head of the Foreign Ministry's Department of Neighboring Countries,
Karen Mirzoyan explained Tuesday that "the statements by the Ambassador
are a sign that he is unaware of the processes taking place in the
region, and cannot be described in any other way. Such statements
by the diplomat do not correspond to the spirit and high level of
Armenian-Georgian relations."
Georgia's Ambassador to Armenia, Tengiz Sarmanashvili, said in Yerevan
Tuesday that his colleague's statements were being investigated by
the Georgian Foreign Ministry.
At a press conference, Sarmanashvil praise Armenia-Georgia relations.