Will Chakhalyan be recognized as “prisoner of conscience?”
Yerkir Union hails the efforts of Free Georgia party to assist Javakheti Armenians.
On March 25, leader of opposition Free Georgia party Kakha Kukava expressed willingness to assist in resolution of Javakheti Armenians' problems during a meeting at Moscow representation of the Coordinating Council for Protection of Javakheti Armenians' Rights. Kukava promised that his party will raise the issue of recognizing Javakheti politician Vahagn Chakhalyan as "prisoner of conscience" during the upcoming sitting of the commission on Georgia's political prisoners.
Yerkir Union praised the initiative of Free Georgia party, considering it as the fisrt step in recognition of civil, religious, lingual, educational and cultural rights of Javakheti Armenians.
"We call on all political forces of Georgia - both pro-governmental and opposition - to follow this example, understand problems of the Armenian community in Georgia and take actions for their resolution in an atmosphere of tolerance, dialogue and mutual understanding," the union said in a statement.
