DECREE
ISSUED BY THE PRESIDIUM OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE ABKHAZ ASSR on Certain Acts Issued by the Ministry of
Education of the Republic of Georgia
On
31 July of 1991 the Ministry of Education of the Georgian SSR issued the Order
#343 that prohibits the Ministry of Education of the Abkhaz ASSR, heads of
Departments of Education of cities and regions, directors (managers) of
non-Georgian pre-school establishments and secondary schools to enroll in
non-Georgian pre-school establishment and first class of secondary school a
single child of Georgian nationality.
The
mixed matrimony is a characteristic trait for multinational Abkhazia. Therefore, the children not always speak the
language of nationality they belong to and due to objective reasons not a
Georgian language is native one for them.
Implementation of this law will establish serious impediments to the
normal development of a child. The right
to choose the language of education, in any cases, remains under the
competence of parents. The Orders, like
the aforementioned, violate the human rights and take anti-democratic and
anti-human character.
The
executive institutions of the Republic of Georgia widely exercise attempt to
interfere within the sphere of exclusive competence of the Abkhaz ASSR; in accordance with
the Order #288 of the Ministry of Education of 5 July 1991, the Ministry of
Education of the Abkhaz ASSR is instructed to introduce the new seal, stamp and
signboards, in accordance with the attached samples, to all educational
establishments. Therefore, and pursuant
to this document,
Abkhazia is obliged to have the seal, stamp and signboards at all
educational establishments that introduce the affiliation of the establishment
exclusively to the
The
Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR decrees:
1. To consider null and void on the territory of
the Abkhaz ASSR the Order #342 of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of
Georgia.
2. To
consider null and void on the territory of the Abkhaz ASSR the Regulations on
introduction new seal, stamp and signboards to all educational establishments
attached to the Order #288 of
3. The city and district division of interior
(militia), as well as the Department of Interior Affairs shall prevent
producing the seals and stamps considered in the Regulations.
4. The Ministry of Education of the
5.
The Ministry of Education of the Abkhaz ASSR shall exercise its function in
compliance with the Decree #31 of 24 January of 1989 issued by the Cabinet of
Ministers of the Abkhaz ASSR, Order #149 of 26 July of 1988 issued by the
Cabinet of Ministers of the Abkhaz ASSR, as well as other legal acts issued by
the Cabinet of Ministers and the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR, state and
executive educational organs of the USSR.
Henceforth
the decisions and acts adopted by the Ministry of Education and other state
organs of the
(…)
Chairman
of the Supreme Council of the Abkhaz ASSR V.
Ardzinba
(Newspaper “Respublika Abkhazia”, # 13, 10
October 1991)