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Gela Bejuashvili: David Garedji monastery complex must remain in Georgian territory

04 April 2007 13:40 (UTC +04:00)

He said it is Georgiaâ€™s interest and stance however the final decision will be made in the meeting of the Committees on State Borders Delimitation and Demarcation.
â€œWe are trying to meet once a month. The meeting of the two statesâ€™ Committeeâ€™s on Border Delimitation and Demarcation is to be held in Tbilisi in late Aprilâ€.
Gela Bejuashvili said according to the Committeesâ€™ maps the significant part of the monastery is in Georgia territory but less part in Azerbaijan territory. The Minister said two parties hold the united position on the reaching of agreement on borders.
â€œWe decided to postpone debates on disputed territories. Beside David Garedji there are some disputed territories as Girmizi korpu and others. Azerbaijan claims that those territories belong to this country according to old maps while we have different information.
Answering questions on the possibility of exchange of territories Gela Bejuashvili said such practice is existing and acceptable for Georgia.
â€œWe are ready to debate over that but until neither had we offered it nor our counterparts from Azerbaijan presented concrete offersâ€.
Yesterday Gela Bejuashvili responding journalistsâ€™ question criticized Azerbaijan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf khalafov for his calling David Garedji Alban monastery./ APA/