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emphasize the problem of protection of the Georgian – the native language
of Georgians of Turkey. Moreover, unfortunatelly, the authors of
recommendations illogically considered equal the linguistic-cultural situation
of the Megrels and the Laz residing in Georgia (Abkhazeti) and
Turkey respectively.
Tomasz Wicherkiewicz’s group approves the "Map of Caucasian
Languages" (pp. 4-5) according to which Georgian is not spoken in
Tao-Klarjeti – a historically Georgian territory currently located in Turkey;
neither is it spoken in Apkhazeti-Samegrelo and Tskhinvali region.
It is noteworthy that genocide against Georgians was carried out
in Apkhazeti and Tskhinvali region after the Russian-Georgian war in
recent period; in fact, the linguistic situation of these regions indeed got
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.
Both autochthonous and migrated groups or diasporas residing
beyong the current borders of Georgia are to become the primary concern
of the Georgian government.
As for civil and linguistic-cultural rights of the Georgians who
were forced to leave the Georgian land (Apkhazeti, Tskhinvali re-
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gion) occupired by Russia in 1992-2008, it is another challenge for
Georgia; unlike linguistic-cultural rights of Georgians residing within
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The map by Prof. J. Gippert dates back to the 1993-2003 period: http://titus.unifrankfurt.de/didact/karten/kauk/kaukasm.htm.
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Tomasz Wicherkiewicz and his group made a mistake even when evaluating this
fact, on page 7 they discuss as follows: “after the collapse of the Soviet Union two ethnic
conflicts emerged in Georgia. Indeed, Abkhazian and South Ossetian conflicts had a
political basis though the ethnic confrontation made it more acute. Some experts even
qualify these conflics as “language wars”. The adequate linguistic and educational policy
implemented on the territory controlled by the Georgian authorities will guarantee
resolution of these conflicts”… the latter suggestion is surprisingly similar to the recommendations
by G. Hewitt… (see http://www.scribd.com/doc/6505547/The-
Perspectives-of-Restoration-of-the-Entirety-of-the-Territory-of-Georgia); in addition,
we would like to emphasize that from 1991 until today Russia tried to re-establish geopolitical
control on the territory of Georgia; therefore, the Russia of Yeltsin-Putin-
Medvedev carried out occupation of Georgian territories and exiled the Georgians, as
well as from the occupied territories, its opponent Abkhazs and Ossetians as well. Besides,
thousands of Ossetians and Abkhazs live in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia
that have no conflict with Georgians. Evaluating the Russian-Georgian wars as ethnoconflicts
reflect only the interests of Russia also, for discussion see:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9100510/Tariel-Putkatadze-Geopolitika-Da-Qartvelta-Identoba.
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