Member of the Republican Party of Armenia, Chairman of Javakhk compatriots’ union Shirak Torosyan said that the problem of Azerbaijanis in Georgia is a secondary matter for Azerbaijan, since Turkey and Azerbaijan have managed to engage Georgia in their anti-Armenian policy.
“The Azerbaijani authorities do not encourage voicing these problems not to offend the Georgian leadership, as long as Georgia is involved in anti-Armenian programs,” Torosyan told a press conference in Yerevan.
Torosyan pointed out to the case of detainment of the Head of Assembly of Azerbaijanis of Georgia in Baku.
Torosyan added that though Azerbaijan temporarily turns a blind eye on violations of Azerbaijanis’ rights in Georgia for the sake of Georgia’s engagement in the anti-Armenian policy, it will not last for long, specifically, due to the rapidly growing number of Azerbaijanis in Georgia.
Chairman of Yerkir union Sevak Artsruni noted for his part that though some problems of Azerbaijanis are solved internally in Georgia and such an open persecution is not applied towards them, but Azerbaijanis face the same problems in this country as the Armenian community of Georgia.
He added that cooperation with the Azerbaijani community for the protection of common rights has not been launched yet.
