Are you satisfied with the representatives of the Javakheti region in the Georgian parliament?
No. The representatives of the Javakheti region are extremely passive with regard to the defence of the rights of the Armenian community. Following the lead of the Armenian authorities, they do not see any political problems within Javakheti. During debates in the Georgian parliament regarding the more serious problems faced by the regions and national minorities, the position of the Armenian delegates is contrary to the interests of the Armenian community. For example, when the parliament debated the question of the suppression of property tax, an essential part of the regional budget which is not put into the states coffers, not one of the Armenian delegates spoke out against that decision. Similarly, when the Georgian parliament forcefully ratified the convention for the protection of national minorities, without having adopted the 10th and 11th articles which state that national minorities may rightfully use their native tongue, not a single one of the five delegates spoke out agai
