Javakhi Armenians stage a protest action
Javakhki Armenians are controlled by Georgian law-enforcers and special services as Georgian departments do not fully carry out their functions. An atmosphere of fear and distrust is formed as a result," says Shirak Torosyan. "Anyway, you cannot make a community of 150 thousand Armenians apostatise or keep silent," he adds.
The President of Javakhk Patriotic Union thinks the Armenian authorities are cautious towards Javakhki issues though they constantly raise them in different circles.
The protesters wanted to present all their demands to the Georgian Ambassador to Armenia Revaz Gachechiladze but the latter had gone to see off the Georgian Parliament Speaker.
An embassy representative asked the organisers in but they refused the invitation and waited outside the building.
Shirak Torosyan and President of "Javakhk Youth Union" Artyush Grigoryan were invited to the embassy as soon as Revaz Gachechiladze was back. Journalists were denied access to the meeting.
"As our demands were presented in Armenian, the Ambassador promised to forward a translated version to the Georgian authorities. To tell the truth, I didn't expect Ambassador Gachechiladze to tackle the issue of Javakhki Armenians. He is a simple mediator," said Shirak Torosyan after the meeting.
epresentatives of "Javakhk Patriotic Union, "Mitq" analytical centre and "Yerkir" NGO staged a protest action near the Georgian Embassy in Yerevan at 3:00 on February 25.
"The action was announced to begin at 12 but we started it with a three-hour delay as there were some technical issues. The action had started before the Georgian delegation headed by Parliament President David Bakradze left Yerevan," said the President of Javakhk Patriotic Union, MP Shirak Torosyan.
Most protesters had arrived in Yerevan from Javakhk to attend today's action. They protested against the arrest of Georgian Armenian prominent public figures. They called on the Georgian authorities to make the check point of Javakhk free and transparent
