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'CULTURAL GENOCIDE' EXHIBITION HELD AT YSU
Yerkir
18.04.2006 14:58
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Armenian cultural monuments being destroyed
in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Western Armenia and Iran were shown at an
open-air exhibition on Tuesday outside the Yerevan State University.
The exhibition title "Cultural Genocide" was organized by the ARF's
Nikol Aghbalian Student Union, which for several years now, holds
such exhibitions on the eve of the Armenian Genocide anniversary.
The photos on display show how Armenian monuments are gradually
destroyed in the neighboring countries. While last year's exhibition
showed only photos of the Armenian monuments in Western Armenia, this
year it was expanded to include the pictures from all four neighbors
of Armenia.
"It is not an accident that Iran was included in this exhibition,"
said NASU Chairman Iskhan Saghatelian. "The situation in that country
is completely different. Iran is the best example of the dialogue
of civilizations.
But in the other three countries, our historical monuments are in
poor state. The governments of those countries sanction destruction
of tour monuments.
By organizing this exhibition we call on our compatriots, politicians
and international community to prevent the further destruction."
Answering the question on how the international community is to know
about this exhibition, Saghatelian said the ARF youth organizations
hold similar exhibitions in other countries and, in addition, the NASU
plans to send the electronic version of the exhibition to the foreign
missions in Yerevan. "We belive it will help," Saghatelian said.
"The Council of Europe condemned to destruction of the Armenian
khachkars (stone crosses) in Old Julfa thanks to the efforts of the
ARF Hay Dat offices and other organizations. If we put efforts we
would ensure that such vandalism is prevented."
Yerkir
18.04.2006 14:58
YEREVAN (YERKIR) - Armenian cultural monuments being destroyed
in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Western Armenia and Iran were shown at an
open-air exhibition on Tuesday outside the Yerevan State University.
The exhibition title "Cultural Genocide" was organized by the ARF's
Nikol Aghbalian Student Union, which for several years now, holds
such exhibitions on the eve of the Armenian Genocide anniversary.
The photos on display show how Armenian monuments are gradually
destroyed in the neighboring countries. While last year's exhibition
showed only photos of the Armenian monuments in Western Armenia, this
year it was expanded to include the pictures from all four neighbors
of Armenia.
"It is not an accident that Iran was included in this exhibition,"
said NASU Chairman Iskhan Saghatelian. "The situation in that country
is completely different. Iran is the best example of the dialogue
of civilizations.
But in the other three countries, our historical monuments are in
poor state. The governments of those countries sanction destruction
of tour monuments.
By organizing this exhibition we call on our compatriots, politicians
and international community to prevent the further destruction."
Answering the question on how the international community is to know
about this exhibition, Saghatelian said the ARF youth organizations
hold similar exhibitions in other countries and, in addition, the NASU
plans to send the electronic version of the exhibition to the foreign
missions in Yerevan. "We belive it will help," Saghatelian said.
"The Council of Europe condemned to destruction of the Armenian
khachkars (stone crosses) in Old Julfa thanks to the efforts of the
ARF Hay Dat offices and other organizations. If we put efforts we
would ensure that such vandalism is prevented."