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AZERBAIJAN SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT IN ITS "STRUGGLE" WITH ARMENIA
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 17, 2010 - 18:46 AMT 14:46 GMT
On November 15-19, Nairobi (Kenya) is hosting the 5th sitting of
the intergovernmental committee of states parties to the UNESCO
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. 47
nominations have been put on its agenda, including a nomination of
the Republic of Armenia: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of Khachkar -
Armenian Cross-stone."
However, this time Azerbaijan again could not stand aside, making
another attempt of politicizing the matter.
The press service of the RA Ministry of Culture reported that on
November 16 an Azerbaijani representative demanded to amend the
Armenian nomination as follows: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of
Armenian Khachkar - Armenian Cross-stone. Thus, he attempted to
prove that khachkar craft belongs not only to Armenians, i.e. it
is typical also for the Caucasian Albanians, whose successors are
allegedly Azerbaijanis.
To appeal against Armenia's nomination, an action was organized at the
initiative of the Azerbaijani government, during which representatives
of Azerbaijani communities of various countries sent 143 letters to
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, urging her to prevent acceptance
of the nomination.
Armenia's representative, Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan
noted for her part that the stance of the Armenian side is clear. She
urged not to politicize the matter and refrain from considering
topics, which have no relation to discussion of values expressing
national identity.
The intergovernmental committee accepted all the other nominations
and offered to postpone consideration of the Armenian nomination
until November 17. At the same time, UNESCO offered to organize
negotiations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties to find an
acceptable decision.
As a result of long discussions, the intergovernmental committee has
not considered statements of the Azerbaijani side and accepted the
Armenian variant of the nomination: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of
Khachkar - Armenian Cross-stone."
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
November 17, 2010 - 18:46 AMT 14:46 GMT
On November 15-19, Nairobi (Kenya) is hosting the 5th sitting of
the intergovernmental committee of states parties to the UNESCO
Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. 47
nominations have been put on its agenda, including a nomination of
the Republic of Armenia: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of Khachkar -
Armenian Cross-stone."
However, this time Azerbaijan again could not stand aside, making
another attempt of politicizing the matter.
The press service of the RA Ministry of Culture reported that on
November 16 an Azerbaijani representative demanded to amend the
Armenian nomination as follows: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of
Armenian Khachkar - Armenian Cross-stone. Thus, he attempted to
prove that khachkar craft belongs not only to Armenians, i.e. it
is typical also for the Caucasian Albanians, whose successors are
allegedly Azerbaijanis.
To appeal against Armenia's nomination, an action was organized at the
initiative of the Azerbaijani government, during which representatives
of Azerbaijani communities of various countries sent 143 letters to
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, urging her to prevent acceptance
of the nomination.
Armenia's representative, Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan
noted for her part that the stance of the Armenian side is clear. She
urged not to politicize the matter and refrain from considering
topics, which have no relation to discussion of values expressing
national identity.
The intergovernmental committee accepted all the other nominations
and offered to postpone consideration of the Armenian nomination
until November 17. At the same time, UNESCO offered to organize
negotiations between the Armenian and Azerbaijani parties to find an
acceptable decision.
As a result of long discussions, the intergovernmental committee has
not considered statements of the Azerbaijani side and accepted the
Armenian variant of the nomination: "Symbolism and Craftsmanship of
Khachkar - Armenian Cross-stone."
From: A. Papazian