Armenian teachers of Javakhk forbidden to undergo
retraining in Armenia
22-06-2009 16:30:00 | Georgia | Social
AKHALKALAK, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. There
are rumors circulating in Akhalkalak that employees of Georgian
ministry of national security have forbidden the Armenian
teachers of Jabakhk to attend retraining courses in Armenia.
A-Info agency reported, referring to information from the
Javakhk diocese of the Armenian Church that under a joint
program with Armenian ministry of education and science, 150
Georgia-based teachers of the subject "the history of the
Armenian Church" must undergo retraining in Armenia. However,
serious problems have arisen with the Georgian ministry of
national security. According to the rumors, the teachers were
warned that in case of participation in the courses, they will
face problems in the future as "sending them to Armenia actually
pursues another goal".
In the opinion of Javakheti Armenians, the National
Security Service of Georgia has begun to display a ruder
attitude and interfere in educational issues. Some believe that
in reality this interference aims to restrict the rights of the
Armenian Church and give a dominating role to the Georgian
Church. A-Info reports that in this connection the Georgian
Armenian teachers have applied to the ministry of education and
science of that country and they expect a positive answer.