Georgian president denounces emphasizing of Harutiunian’s ethnic origin
27.07.2005 16:51
YEREVAN (YERKIR) – At a meeting with the Georgian Internal Ministry
personnel on Tuesday, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili
criticized media and some political parties for their position to
countinously emphasize the ethnic background of Vladimir Harutiunian,
detained in the assassination attempt against US President George
W. Bush, Armenpress reported.
“I do not care for ethnic origin. Harutiunian is Armenian, but the
widow of the officer (Zurab Kvlividze) he has killed is also
Armenian. Both are Georgian citizens,” Saakashvili was quoted as
saying.