JOINT COMMISSION TO EXAMINE 5 ARMENIAN CHURCHES IN GEORGIA
Thursday 24 January 2013 14:19
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Surb Nshan
Yerevan/Mediamax/. The first working session of Armenian-Georgian
commission which will examine the issue of five Armenian churches in
Georgia was held today.
“Georgia Online” reports this quoting the Georgian MP Nana
Keinishvili. Representatives of the Ministry of Culture of Georgia,
Georgian Orthodox Church, Armenian Apostolic Church and NGOs made part
of the Commission.
The members of the Commission will examine five churches which
belonging is argued on by the Armenian and Georgian churches – Surb
Nshan, Surb Gevorg, Norashen, Surb Minas and Karmir Avetaran.
According to one of the members of the commission, Chairman of “21st
Century” organization Paata Gachechiladze, “there is no issue of
belonging of the churches – we mean their preserving”.
The decision on establishing a joint commission was made during
Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishivili’s recent visit to
Yerevan.
From: Baghdasarian
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