GEORGIA FEARS TURKEY CAN SEIZE ADJARA
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 23, 2012 – 18:19 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Georgia issued passports to 25 thous. Turks residing
in Adjara for the past few years. Earlier Tbilisi expressed concerns
that Turks can make up the majority of the population and seize the
republic, Georgian newspaper reports.
As Georgian opposition MP Jondi Bagaturia noted, 25 thous. Turks
gained Georgian citizenship for the past 2 years.
“These radical forces may come to power in Turkey, making recurrence of
the scenario in Abkhazia and South Ossetia possible. This was a quite a
deliberate step by the current authorities. Thus, the 25 thous. Turks
with dual citizenship are authorized to participate in the upcoming
parliamentary elections due in October” Mr. Bagaturia said.
The MP further said that Turkish radical forces deem Adjara Turkish
territory that Georgia ceased a century ago.
For this reason, he voiced intention to stage protest in Adjara on
June 30, asking the whole opposition to back the initiative.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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