Fifty people left Georgia for Syria to cooperate with IS (video)
The devaluation of the Russian ruble affects the lives of Armenians in Javakhk, Johnny Melikyan, an expert in Georgian studies, said today. Speaking about the regional changes and their impact on the lives of Georgian Armenians, Mr Melikyan said, “Social conditions in Georgia are gradually deteriorating as the Georgian Lari continues devaluing. If we speak about Javakhk separately, I must say that many families there receive finances from Russia,” he said. The specialist says the Georgian special services have fixed at least fifty people who went to Syria and cooperate with the IS. “Georgia even initiated legislative changes which consider cooperation with the IS a crime,” Mr Melikyan said. Speaking about the ban on a group of Armenian figures who were recently denied entry to Georgia, he said there are still problems remaining unaddressed by the previous authorities. “There are people who once made anti-Georgian statements and were declared persona non grata by Georgia. I think, such issues should be resolved through diplomatic contacts. Certain forces make use of the anti-Georgian statements made in Yerevan. In the past, they were used against the Armenian community in Georgia,” Mr Melikyan said.
