ArmInfo. At the moment, the situation in the village of Gamburdo, in Javakhk has stabilized - the parties came to a consensus. This was stated in the conversation with the correspondent of ArmInfo by the deputy of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, chairman of the Javakhk compatriot Shirak Torosyan, commenting on the clashes between the Armenian population of the village and local police when the Armenian community tried to establish a cross-stone in the church yard, however.
"The parties came to a consensus and decided to leave this issue in the competence of the churches of the two countries," Torosyan said. "Speaking about the reasons why the problem arose when establishing Khachkar, after all the Armenian community established them throughout Javakhk, Torosyan pointed out several reasons. "This may be a provocation, ahead of the upcoming elections in October to the bodies of local self-government (Sakrebulo). Besides, of course, the Armenian-Georgian relations reached a completely new friendly level, mutual visits and meetings increased. What is natural, does not like the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem at all, and representatives of these communities are constantly trying to kindle enmity between us, speculating on the issue of Javakhk's self-determination, which is supposedly sought by local Armenians, "Torosyan said.
Torosyan also noted that such incidents could destabilize the situation in the region and Armenia should be careful not to allow the Azerbaijani-Turkish tandem, through provocations, to spoil Armenia's relations with friendly countries.
Note that on September 30, the Armenians of Gamburdo village, wanted to establish a khachkar in the courtyard of the local church, but met resistance from the police. Special forces drove up to the scene of the incident, and after a while, stones were sent to the village by the villagers. As a result, there were victims from both sides. The situation was exhausted only after the head of the Georgian Interior Ministry, Georgy Mgebrishvili, arrived in the place. Since Tbilisi intends to transfer the church under the protection of UNESCO, according to the laws of the organization the establishment of the cross-stone is a violation. This caused a confrontation between the police and the population of the village. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia instituted criminal proceedings under three articles in particular: "Attack on a police officer or other authority or public institution"; "Damage or destruction of a thing" and "Hooliganism in aggravating circumstances, committed with the use of firearms or other items used as weapons."
The day before, in connection with the incident with his Georgian counterparts, the vice-speaker of the Armenian parliament, head of the Armenian-Georgian friendship group, Edard Sharmazanov, spoke on the phone. He expressed the hope that, based on friendly relations between the two countries, the incident will be quickly resolved.