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There is not historical autochthonous minority in Georgia (the issue
of Abkhazs will be discussed later); thus, by strictly following the
principles of the Charterand taking into account the state language status
of the Abkhazian, Georgia can ratify the "European Charter for Regional
or Minority Languages" and, at the same time, either not compile
a list of the regional or minority languages at all or not activate Part III
of the Charter (paragraps 42 and 49 of "Explanatory Report" provide a
basis for such option).
The state of Georgia may express good will towards the languages
of those migrants who settled in the country prior to the Russian occupation
(before 1801), those who have no prospects of survivaldevelopment
in other places rather than Georgia; for instance, Ossetian
language 419
(see below).
Cf.: According to the ungrounded recommendations by Tomasz
Wicherkiewicz’ group, the Charter Provisions must cover 12 languages;
by providing Armenian and Azeri with higher level of protection (under
Part III) and the following 10 languages – with lower level of protection:
Russian, Greek, Hebrew, Kurd/Yezidi, Ukrainian, Chechen/Kist,
Assyrian, Avarian, Megrelian-Laz, Svan (pp. 36-37).
2.3.3. Languages of Non-historical Minorities
The area inhabited by the Georgian nation (the one where the
Georgians are autochthon) is much larger that the present-day territory
within the official boundaries. Due to invasions during the centuries
Georgia lost its historical territories; given the current state borders, it
caused autochthon Georgians to become residents of the states established
by other dominant ethnoses.
There is no single autochthonous (residing since time immemorial)
ethnic minority within the borders of the state of Georgia; especially
the one which has a state located adjacent to Georgia (cf.: the Georgians
419 In the main territory of the Ossetians – Ossetia (so-called Northern Ossetia), which
currently is a part of the Russian Federation a state language or a language used for education
purposes is only the Russian language; Therefore, there the Ossetian languge is
under the threat of extinction. In Georgia, the issue of the Ossetian language heavily
depends on the principles of establishment of administration for the Tskhinvali region –
the former Autonomous District of South Ossetia in Soviet times; the above mentioned
principles will be defined after the Geneva discussions are finalized.
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