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ARMENIA'S OBSESSIVE LOVE FOR AZERBAIJANI TRADITIONS AND ASHUG CREATIVITY LED TO BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Azerbaijan Business Center
Nov 25 2011
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Bali hosts VI session of UNESCO's
Intergovernmental Committee on intangible heritage protection.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has reported that nominations
were discussed to be urgently included in the list of intangible
heritage. Armenia presented 2 nominations- Armenian tradition of
Ashug love romance and Armenian Water Festival Vardavar.
While discussing nominations First Secretary of Permanent
Representation under UNESCO Anar Kerimov, expert-musiologist Sanubar
Bagirova and Culture and Tourism Ministry employee Gunay Aliyeva
told the Committee members that nominations presented by Armenia
do not meet existing convention's criteria. Thus representative of
Azerbaijani delegation noted that along with non-compliance with
the convention Armenia laid hands on Ashug creativity and presented
provocative references connected with Nagorno Garabagh in its
nomination. Bearing in mind Azerbaijani side's arguments concerning
inconsistency of the nomination's above mentioned criteria and their
non-compliance with intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
which is UNESCO's major priority , most of the Committee members
argued against inclusion of Armenia's nominations in the list of
intangible cultural heritage needing urgent protection. As a result
the nominations were not accepted.
Azerbaijan Business Center
Nov 25 2011
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Bali hosts VI session of UNESCO's
Intergovernmental Committee on intangible heritage protection.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan has reported that nominations
were discussed to be urgently included in the list of intangible
heritage. Armenia presented 2 nominations- Armenian tradition of
Ashug love romance and Armenian Water Festival Vardavar.
While discussing nominations First Secretary of Permanent
Representation under UNESCO Anar Kerimov, expert-musiologist Sanubar
Bagirova and Culture and Tourism Ministry employee Gunay Aliyeva
told the Committee members that nominations presented by Armenia
do not meet existing convention's criteria. Thus representative of
Azerbaijani delegation noted that along with non-compliance with
the convention Armenia laid hands on Ashug creativity and presented
provocative references connected with Nagorno Garabagh in its
nomination. Bearing in mind Azerbaijani side's arguments concerning
inconsistency of the nomination's above mentioned criteria and their
non-compliance with intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding
which is UNESCO's major priority , most of the Committee members
argued against inclusion of Armenia's nominations in the list of
intangible cultural heritage needing urgent protection. As a result
the nominations were not accepted.