Hayk Sanosyan: Javakhq direction in the policy of the new authorities  of Armenia is not very clearly presented

ArmInfo. The Javakhq direction in the policy of the new authorities of Armenia is  represented not very clearly. Hayk Sanosyan, a candidate for MP from  the ''Christian-National Revival'' party, who is a member of the  Javakhq compatriot union, expressed such an opinion in an interview  with ArmInfo correspondent.

According to him, this is exactly what prompted him to run for MPs so  that, like in past years, being represented in parliament, he could  be more confident in raising and solving the problems of the Javakhq  Armenians. When asked why he decided not to run for the ruling bloc,  since traditionally the ruling forces included representatives of  Javakhq in their lists to keep the focus of attention on the problems  of this Armenian-populated region, Sanosyan noted that the new  authorities of Armenia do not yet have a clear line action in the  direction of Javakhq. "And then, today everyone is striving for a  proportional list of the ruling bloc, I think this is wrong, it will  very soon lead to dictatorship. Our strength, if passed to  parliament, will try to become an alternative", Sanosyan said.

At the same time, he expressed dissatisfaction with the policy of the  former authorities on the problems of Javakhq. Recalling that in the  parliaments of past convocations he was a deputy from the RPA,  Sanosyan stressed that their paths diverged due to the divergence of  views on the problems that concern Armenians of Javakhq and their  solutions. "However, my mandate gave me the opportunity to resolve  many issues of relevance to the region. For example, thanks to my  efforts, the Georgian government began to allocate more funds from  the budget to the region. A program to gasify Javakhq was also  implemented," the candidate said.

Regarding the current problems of the region, Sanosyan referred to  the issue of the integration of Javakhq inhabitants and the region as  a whole into the public life of Georgia. "The main problem on this  path is the language barrier: 99% of the population of Javakhq do not  speak Georgian. To solve this problem, even when I was a deputy, I  raised the issue of creating a joint Armenian-Georgian university in  Javakhq. "And if I am elected to the MPs, I intend to promote him",  Sanosyan said.

In response to the question of whether he was satisfied with the  current Armenian authorities' policy in the Javakhq direction, the  MPcandidate stressed that it was too early to talk about this, since  only one visit of Acting RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Georgia  and the region took place. "However, I want to note that  traditionally only official efforts were not enough to solve the  problems of Armenians of Javakhq, very many issues were resolved  through public diplomacy. Therefore, I consider important the  representation of representatives of the Javakhq union in the new  parliament of Armenia", Sanosyan concluded.