AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEVOTED TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF
TALLISH AND TALLISH PEOPLE TO TAKE PLACE IN TSAGHKADSOR (ARMENIA) ON
MAY 20-22
YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. An international conference devoted to the
culture and history of Tallish and Tallish people will take place
in Tsaghkadsor (Armenia) on May 20-22. According to the Caucasus
Center for Iranian Studies, the speeches of a representative of the
Tallish National Movement (TNM) Fakhraddin Abboszod, rector of Yerevan
State University Razmik Martirosyan, Deputy Head of the Department
for Iranian Studies of Yerevan State University, Professor Garnik
Asatryan will be introduced at the conference. Besides scientists
from various countries of the world also representatives of Tallish
national movement of Azerbaijan, as well as representatives of Tallish
from Iran will participate in the conference.
Tallish are Iranian language speaking people living in Azerbaijan and
Iran. The real population of Tallish makes abut a million of people
in Azerbaijan and a million in Iran. Currently, Tallish live in the
territory of South-West regions of Azerbaiojan, namely Lencoran,
(in Tallish - Lankon), Lerik, Masalin, Asarin and Yardamlin regions.
On June 21, 1993 a group of servicemen under the leadership of Colonel
Alikram Gummatov declared of establishment of Tallish Mughan Republic
on the territory of seven south -eastern regions of Azerbaijan. On
August 24, 1993 TMR was abolished and all the leaders, namely the
President, Minister of Defense and over 20 people were arrested.
The approaching conference already had impetuous feedback in the
Azerbaijani Mass Media.
The organizers of the conference are the Department of Iranian Studies
of Yerevan State University and Caucasus Center for Iranian Studies
(Yerevan). A.H. --0-
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
TALLISH AND TALLISH PEOPLE TO TAKE PLACE IN TSAGHKADSOR (ARMENIA) ON
MAY 20-22
YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. An international conference devoted to the
culture and history of Tallish and Tallish people will take place
in Tsaghkadsor (Armenia) on May 20-22. According to the Caucasus
Center for Iranian Studies, the speeches of a representative of the
Tallish National Movement (TNM) Fakhraddin Abboszod, rector of Yerevan
State University Razmik Martirosyan, Deputy Head of the Department
for Iranian Studies of Yerevan State University, Professor Garnik
Asatryan will be introduced at the conference. Besides scientists
from various countries of the world also representatives of Tallish
national movement of Azerbaijan, as well as representatives of Tallish
from Iran will participate in the conference.
Tallish are Iranian language speaking people living in Azerbaijan and
Iran. The real population of Tallish makes abut a million of people
in Azerbaijan and a million in Iran. Currently, Tallish live in the
territory of South-West regions of Azerbaiojan, namely Lencoran,
(in Tallish - Lankon), Lerik, Masalin, Asarin and Yardamlin regions.
On June 21, 1993 a group of servicemen under the leadership of Colonel
Alikram Gummatov declared of establishment of Tallish Mughan Republic
on the territory of seven south -eastern regions of Azerbaijan. On
August 24, 1993 TMR was abolished and all the leaders, namely the
President, Minister of Defense and over 20 people were arrested.
The approaching conference already had impetuous feedback in the
Azerbaijani Mass Media.
The organizers of the conference are the Department of Iranian Studies
of Yerevan State University and Caucasus Center for Iranian Studies
(Yerevan). A.H. --0-
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress