The FINANCIAL — According to Civil Georgia, separatist sentiments have disappeared in predominantly ethnic Armenian populated Javakheti region in recent four years, presidential candidate Mikheil Saakashvili.
He was speaking with journalists during his re-election campaign trail in the region on December 24.
“Four years ago, when I became the Georgian President, everyone in Javakheti was speaking about separatism,” he said, “ever the president was not able to arrive in this region; our officials, policemen were not able to enter into Javakheti. Today there is not even slight [stance of] separatism here; today Javakheti is an integral part of Georgia and we have done it so calmly, without any anxiety thanks to everyday work. This people are building the Georgian state together with us. The Georgian state symbols have been rooted in Javakheti. Today in Javakheti more people speak Georgian than four years ago. I am proud of it. This is a huge step forward of the Georgian state,” Saakashvili said.
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