Poverty Drives Armenian Man to Suicide

Suicide is not news and it happens all the time, but it is even more tragic when the circumstances are so moving.

A 41 year-old ethnic Armenian, Amiran Mkhitarian, a resident of Georgia's capital city Tbilisi, killed himself yesterday, Rustavi-2 TV channel reported. It said abject poverty was the reason that drove the man to committing a suicide...the man killed himself after failing to find money to buy febrifuge medicine for his five year child.

By the way, febrifuge is medicine that decreases fever.

Source: ArmenPressA

Armenian-Georgian Border to be Decided

I was not aware of a border dispute between the countries. Were you?

On February 19-21 the Co-Chairs of the Committee deciding upon the Armenian-Georgian state borderline, RA deputy Foreign Minister Gegham Gharibjanyan and Georgian deputy Foreign Minister Georgi Manjgaladze will meet in Tbilisi.

The sides will discuss issues about several parts of the borderline.

If this is an important story that develops, you'll be the first to know.

Source: A1+

Georgia Imposes Restrictions on Armenian Schools

Here's what you need to know:

The Council of the Armenian NGOs of Javakheti is worried by the upcoming qualification of directors of schools in Tbilisi on January 28...The directors of the Armenian schools of Javakheti, as well as other parts of Georgia will take a test on Georgian besides the other exams.

On January 28 fewer Armenian directors will pass qualification than the number of Armenian schools. Consequently, some Armenian schools will have non-Armenian directors. Therefore, Artak Gabrielyan, a member of the Council of Armenian NGOs of Javakheti, says the knowledge of Armenian should also be obligatory for the directors of Armenian schools.

That sounds fair, doesn't it?

Source: Lragir