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  • Condemnation Of Destruction Of Armenian Khachkars Echoes From Russia

    CONDEMNATION OF DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN KHACHKARS ECHOES FROM RUSSIA
    By Ruzan Poghosian

    AZG Armenian Daily
    28/03/2006

    On March 17-19, within the framework of the Days of Armenian Culture
    in Russia the Armenian embassy to Moscow organized discussions on the
    history and culture of Nakhijevan as well as on ways of condemnation
    of the destruction of Armenian khachkars.

    On March 17, "Nakhijevan - Witnesses of Culture and History" photo
    exhibition of eminent armenlogist and specialist in the history of
    Nakhijevan, Argam Ayvazian, opened. The film "The Stolen Melody:
    Jugha" of the author's "Destroyed Armenia" film series was shown
    at the cultural center of the Union of Armenians of Russia. A
    round table with the participation of Armenian organizations,
    Russian intelligentsia, scientists and mass media representatives
    was staged on March 19. After the discussions an application was
    composed for the Russian president, government, State Duma, Russian
    Church and political and non-governmental organizations. "We condemn
    the destruction of Armenian historic-cultural monuments of Old Jugha
    by Azeri authorities in 1998-2006. Today, when the Armenian and Azeri
    sides are seeking for a regulation to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict,
    official Baku shamelessly has completed the last stage of vandalism
    in Nakhijevan by destructing more than 27.000 Armenian monuments."

    "We inform with resentment that Azerbaijan continues its policy
    of distortion of historic facts of Russia, Armenia and the whole
    Caucasian region disclosing the truth from its own people and the
    world community. All these contradict to the UN Declaration of 1948
    on cultural and historic heritage. We call for state and non-profit
    organizations of Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church, mass media to
    condemn the aforesaid acts of vandalism as well as to demand the Azeri
    authorities follow undertaken obligations and international regulations
    for protecting other nations' historic and cultural heritage."
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