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YEREVAN, MAY 2, ARMENPRESS. What happened in 1915 in the Ottoman Empire was a great human tragedy, President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili said in a meeting with Samtskhe-Javakheti residents, in response to a question why Georgia didn’t extend condolences to the Armenian people on the Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, reports Armenpress.
“We have always stated that what happened was a great human tragedy. And our Armenian partners know very well that we have always said it was a great tragedy. A human tragedy that occurred that time in the Ottoman Empire”, the Georgian President said.
On April 28 he visited Samtskhe-Javakheti region. The aim of his visit was to introduce “Constitution for all” presidential program-campaign to the region’s residents.