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PRESENTATION OF 'WAR AGAINST AZERBAIJAN' BOOK'S HELD IN LONDON
Trend News Agency
Feb 12 2008
Azerbaijan
Great Britain, London, 12 February / Trend News corr. G.Ahmadova /
The presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan' has been held
in London. "The book was published at a very high professional level.
I declare this not as an Ambassador, but as a reader," Fakhraddin
Gurbanov, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Britain, said during the
presentation.
The presentation was attended by representatives of Turkey, Belarus and
many other countries, as well as representatives of the International
Research Centres, independent journalists and Azerbaijani students. The
documentary film about the historical heritage of Karabakh, as well
as the destruction of historical and architectural monuments in
Nagorno-Karabakh was demonstrated during a slide presentation of the
book which was researched and compiled by Kamala Imranli.
The presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan' taken from
series of facts about Karabakh was executed by the Azerbaijani Embassy
in Britain.
"The focus of attention on Azerbaijan's cultural heritage is a very
relevant issue of discussions, which should be widely expanded and
explained in Britain and Western Europe," Alexandros Petersen, the
representative of Russian and Eurasian program of Centre of Strategic
and International Search (CSIS), stated during the presentation
in London.
" Western Europe has little or no information about the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he noted. "We know there are differing
opinions concerning this issue. Taking into consideration that
Azerbaijan is a victim of the Armenian aggression, I believe that it
is interesting to see Azerbaijan in this conflict," CSIS representative
added.
According to Petersen, the focus of attention during the presentation
was on the cultural and architectural issues, particularly on the
history of Azerbaijani Christian Albania. "That was very good. As,
we cannot interest the audience in this issue," he noted.
The authors of the book are Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and Heydar
Aliyev Foundation.
It was the first presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan'
which includes the historical heritage of Azerbaijan, particularly
the historical and architectural heritage of the monuments of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The book includes an illustration booklet, a
multimedia disk, as well as documentary film on DVD. 5,000 copies of
the book have been published in the English language. And presented
to diplomatic missions of all countries.
The next presentation of the book will be held in UNESCO headquarters
in Paris on February.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988, due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Since 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighbouring
districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs of the
OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding
the peaceful negotiations.
Trend News Agency
Feb 12 2008
Azerbaijan
Great Britain, London, 12 February / Trend News corr. G.Ahmadova /
The presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan' has been held
in London. "The book was published at a very high professional level.
I declare this not as an Ambassador, but as a reader," Fakhraddin
Gurbanov, the Azerbaijani Ambassador to Britain, said during the
presentation.
The presentation was attended by representatives of Turkey, Belarus and
many other countries, as well as representatives of the International
Research Centres, independent journalists and Azerbaijani students. The
documentary film about the historical heritage of Karabakh, as well
as the destruction of historical and architectural monuments in
Nagorno-Karabakh was demonstrated during a slide presentation of the
book which was researched and compiled by Kamala Imranli.
The presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan' taken from
series of facts about Karabakh was executed by the Azerbaijani Embassy
in Britain.
"The focus of attention on Azerbaijan's cultural heritage is a very
relevant issue of discussions, which should be widely expanded and
explained in Britain and Western Europe," Alexandros Petersen, the
representative of Russian and Eurasian program of Centre of Strategic
and International Search (CSIS), stated during the presentation
in London.
" Western Europe has little or no information about the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict," he noted. "We know there are differing
opinions concerning this issue. Taking into consideration that
Azerbaijan is a victim of the Armenian aggression, I believe that it
is interesting to see Azerbaijan in this conflict," CSIS representative
added.
According to Petersen, the focus of attention during the presentation
was on the cultural and architectural issues, particularly on the
history of Azerbaijani Christian Albania. "That was very good. As,
we cannot interest the audience in this issue," he noted.
The authors of the book are Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry and Heydar
Aliyev Foundation.
It was the first presentation of the book 'War against Azerbaijan'
which includes the historical heritage of Azerbaijan, particularly
the historical and architectural heritage of the monuments of
Nagorno-Karabakh. The book includes an illustration booklet, a
multimedia disk, as well as documentary film on DVD. 5,000 copies of
the book have been published in the English language. And presented
to diplomatic missions of all countries.
The next presentation of the book will be held in UNESCO headquarters
in Paris on February.
The conflict between the two countries of the South Caucasus began
in 1988, due to the Armenian territorial claims against Azerbaijan.
Since 1992, the Armenian Armed Forces have occupied 20% of Azerbaijan,
including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and its seven neighbouring
districts. In 1994, Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire
agreement which ended the active hostilities. The Co-Chairs of the
OSCE Minsk Group ( Russia, France, and the US) are currently holding
the peaceful negotiations.