ARMENIA MAY PUT FORWARD TERRITORIAL CLAIMS, FORMER GEORGIAN PRESIDENT SAYS
Tert.am
11.07.11
It is likely that following the granting of a legal status to the
Armenian Apostolic Church, Armenia may start claiming territory from
Georgia, former Georgian President Edward Shevardnadze has told a
Georgian publication in an interview.
Shevardnadze said the law on granting legal statuses to minority
religious confessions in Georgia would negatively affect the relations
between the state and the church in Georgia. He said some of the
provisions of the could enable Armenia not only to claim churches
but also territories from Georgia.
“But I hope it is not going to happen,” he said, however.”There are
smart people in Armenia who know how many times has Georgia saved them,
and they now need Georgia as air.”
The Georgian parliament has adopted a law that gives a status of
legal entity to five minority confessions, including the Armenian
Apostolic Church.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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