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Meeting of young people of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia
International Festival One Caucasus will become a meeting place for young people from Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia to be held on August 27-29 in the village of Marneuli in the Georgian municipality of Tserakvi mostly populated by the Azerbaijanis. According to Gruzia online, the main purpose of the festival - "the creation of a peaceful, safe space for young people living in the Caucasus."
As part of the planned three-day festival there will be cultural and educational activities for children of the Georgian, Armenian and Azerbaijani villages. The project is implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the executive power of the village of Marneuli.
From this message, however, it is not clear whether the talk is about the meeting of representatives of the three countries or residing in the territory of Georgia Armenians and Azerbaijnis.-02D-
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