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Oct 9 2005
Armenian Official Calls on Tbilisi for Cautious in Javakheti
Armenian President's national security aide Garnik Isagulyan said
on October 8 that the Georgian authorities should show restraint
while dealing with the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in southern Georgia,
which is predominately populated by ethnic Armenians, Regnum news
agency reported.
`Georgian authorities should be extremely cautious and attentive in
their actions, because any minor provocation can turn into a large
scale clash,' Garnik Isagulyan said at a news conference.
The aide to the Armenian President commented on the recent clash,
which occurred on October 5, when hundreds of local residents in
Akhalkalaki, a town in Samtskhe-Javakheti, rallied to protest against
the closure of trade facilities by in the town by the Financial
Police. Tensions flared up after police fired several shots into the
air to disperse the rally.
President Saakashvili said while commenting on the Akhalkalaki
incident, that `there is no serious problem and law-enforcers are
maintaining order in the region.'
`We are establishing control in this region [Samtskhe-Javakheti],
which was out of full control over previous years. Any attempts to
trigger disorders will be unsuccessful,' Saakashvili told reporters
on October 6.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Oct 9 2005
Armenian Official Calls on Tbilisi for Cautious in Javakheti
Armenian President's national security aide Garnik Isagulyan said
on October 8 that the Georgian authorities should show restraint
while dealing with the Samtskhe-Javakheti region in southern Georgia,
which is predominately populated by ethnic Armenians, Regnum news
agency reported.
`Georgian authorities should be extremely cautious and attentive in
their actions, because any minor provocation can turn into a large
scale clash,' Garnik Isagulyan said at a news conference.
The aide to the Armenian President commented on the recent clash,
which occurred on October 5, when hundreds of local residents in
Akhalkalaki, a town in Samtskhe-Javakheti, rallied to protest against
the closure of trade facilities by in the town by the Financial
Police. Tensions flared up after police fired several shots into the
air to disperse the rally.
President Saakashvili said while commenting on the Akhalkalaki
incident, that `there is no serious problem and law-enforcers are
maintaining order in the region.'
`We are establishing control in this region [Samtskhe-Javakheti],
which was out of full control over previous years. Any attempts to
trigger disorders will be unsuccessful,' Saakashvili told reporters
on October 6.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress