Dear Mr. President,

We are extremely concerned upon learning about the decision of the Georgian Government to give the building housing the oldest Peace Building organization in Georgia "Caucasian House", that was built in 1998-2000 by the European Foundation "Horizon" to other organizations.

The Caucasian House in Tbilisi is the center for intercultural dialogue. This is a place where everything is done to bring peace and conflict resolution in the Caucasus. Cultural, artistic and scientific tools were used to facilitate a dialogue between different Caucasian nations.

The Caucasian House is the main non-governmental organization that is dedicated to the peace in Southern Caucasus. Its chairwoman, Dr. Naira Gelashvili is a well known writer and activist who has 20 year experience in leading peace building processes.

The Caucasian House has raised generations of children and young people in the spirit of peace and collaboration.

Mr. President we would like to ask you not to eliminate and evict "Caucasian House" from its building. This will cause stopping its projects. We shall preserve the place that was a center of Georgian civic education for peace and cooperation.

Signatures:

Dr. Johan Galtung, Founder of PRIO and Chairman of Transcend

Dr. Matthew Evangelista, Cornell University

Dr. Paula Garb, University of Irvine California

Dimostenis Yagcioglu, Turkey

Landon Hancock, Kent University, USA

Juliana Prandini, Italy