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BAKU MAY HOST ARMENIAN FILM FESTIVAL
Vestnik Kavkaza
April 16 2012
Russia
Political analist Zardusht Alizade plans to host an Armenian film
festival in Azerbaijan. The expert came up with the idea after a
failure of Armenian human rights activist Georgy Vanyan to host an
Azerbaijani film festival in Armenia, 1news reports.
Alizade has no doubts that the Azerbaijani film festival was ruined by
political forces struggling to keep status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh
peace process, those who make profit from sales of weapons and
humanitarian aid. Solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict needs
breaking stereotypes, art is the best way to do this, he believes.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported earlier that Gyumri was to host a festival
of Azerbaijani films, organized by Vanyan. But the local authorities
and the population protested. Gyumri Mayor Vardan Gukasyan and
parliamentary candidate Arman Saakyan were the main escalators of
protests, threatening to physically punish organizers of the film
festival.
From: Baghdasarian
Vestnik Kavkaza
April 16 2012
Russia
Political analist Zardusht Alizade plans to host an Armenian film
festival in Azerbaijan. The expert came up with the idea after a
failure of Armenian human rights activist Georgy Vanyan to host an
Azerbaijani film festival in Armenia, 1news reports.
Alizade has no doubts that the Azerbaijani film festival was ruined by
political forces struggling to keep status quo in the Nagorno-Karabakh
peace process, those who make profit from sales of weapons and
humanitarian aid. Solution of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict needs
breaking stereotypes, art is the best way to do this, he believes.
Vestnik Kavkaza reported earlier that Gyumri was to host a festival
of Azerbaijani films, organized by Vanyan. But the local authorities
and the population protested. Gyumri Mayor Vardan Gukasyan and
parliamentary candidate Arman Saakyan were the main escalators of
protests, threatening to physically punish organizers of the film
festival.
From: Baghdasarian