Conflict between Armenians, Greeks in Georgian district

Web site reports conflict between Armenians, Greeks in Georgian district

Yerkir web site, Yerevan
28 Apr 04

At the initiative of several ethnic Greeks of the village of Holeank
in Georgia’s Tsalka District predominantly populated by ethnic
Armenians several dozens of Ajars and Svans have been brought to the
village for permanent residence, which has outraged ethnic Armenian
residents of the neighbouring villages of Odzni and Gushchi.

All the Ajars and Svans to be resettled are criminals, so the
Armenians, who did not manage to settle the issue peacefully, beat up
one of the plan’s organizers, a Greek resident of Holeank. Following
the incident, the would-be settlers left the village.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS