Instances of direct discrimination concern the religious rights. Althodgh the equality and nondiscrimination have been included among the fundamental provisions of the Georgian Constitution, only the Georgian Orthodox Church receives state finances from the budget. Moreover, only the Georgian Church is able to secure restitution of property confiscated during the Soviet period. While, the Armenian Apostolic Church has gotten none of its 6 churches that it has been claiming for the last 20 years. We believe that such an approach vis-à-vis non-Georgian chdrches are discriminatory and constitute direct discrimination. In conclusion I would like to stress that all the above mentioned facts cause significant barriers-for the formation of inclusive democracy in Georgia, and impede its development in the long-term. Our recommendations to the.Georgian authorities would be:  - to provide measures that will increase the political participation of national minorities in Georgia at both local and central levels of government; -- to intensify efforts directed at teaching the State language in regions with dense minority population;  - to allow Armenian language to be second administrative at the level of local government in the region of Javakheti, where ethnic Armenians constitute 95% of the population;  - to return the property of the Armenian Church and of other religious minorities, confiscated during the Soviet period. Thank you for your attention. E.A.F.J.D. - Georgia, Tbilisi, Griboedovis 15, 0108 Tel.: + 032 292 21 63; Mob.: +995 598 25 30 50 E-mail : eafjd georgiayahoo.com - Site Internet : http://www.eafjd.org