GEORGIAN OFFICIAL VISITS AKHALKALAK TO INTRODUCE PROGRAM ON RESETTLEMENT OF MESKHETIA
AKHALKALAK, AUGUST 15, ARMENPRESS: Georgian state minister for conflict resolution and the head of the Georgian president-affiliated state commission on Meskhetian Turks re-settlement Georgi Khaindrava visited August 14 Akhalkalaki in southern Georgia with predominantly Armenian population to introduce the state program for re-settlement of Meskhetian Turks to Georgia.
A-INFO news agency reported that during the meeting with representatives of Javakhq NGOs G. Khaindrava noted that Georgia has assumed a commitment on the implementation of the program for re-settlement of the Meskhetian Turks and added that after becoming Georgian citizens they may live in any part of Georgia.
Representatives of the Javakhq NGOs noted that Turks did not live in today's Armenian populated regions of Georgia - Akhalkalak, Ninotsminda and Akhaltskha. They said no Javakhq resident will allow a Turk to appear in there territory. If the country has assumed commitment to re-settle the Turks they may settle them on the territory where they used to live.
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