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ARGAM AYVAZYAN: STATE SUPPORT FOR NAKHIJEVAN STUDIES NECESSARY
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
21.02.2012 16:56
Under the unpopular agreement of 1921, Nakhijevan was illegally cut
off from the Motherland and handed to Azerbaijan. Expert of Nakhijevan
studies Argam Ayvazyan says, the Armenian literary mind never made
any serious reference to this historically Armenian land, the National
Academy of Sciences published no serious research in Soviet era.
It seemed independent Armenia would come to fill the gap, but it
didn't happen. Argam Ayvazyan has been the only scholar to study the
historical and cultural monuments of Nakhijevan since 1965. These
studies and the photos and materials preserved are the only evidences
of the rich Armenian cultural heritage demolished on the Azerbaijani
land.
According to Ayvazyan, it's not only Azerbaijan to be blamed for the
barbarity, the Armenian side also carries responsibility because of
its indifference. He says many interesting and important initiatives
have failed because of lack of assistance of state bodies.
The expert agrees, however, that there have been attempts to
internationalize the issue. The issue was once raised in the UN,
but no progress was registered because of lack of consistency.
From: Baghdasarian
Alisa Gevorgyan
"Radiolur"
21.02.2012 16:56
Under the unpopular agreement of 1921, Nakhijevan was illegally cut
off from the Motherland and handed to Azerbaijan. Expert of Nakhijevan
studies Argam Ayvazyan says, the Armenian literary mind never made
any serious reference to this historically Armenian land, the National
Academy of Sciences published no serious research in Soviet era.
It seemed independent Armenia would come to fill the gap, but it
didn't happen. Argam Ayvazyan has been the only scholar to study the
historical and cultural monuments of Nakhijevan since 1965. These
studies and the photos and materials preserved are the only evidences
of the rich Armenian cultural heritage demolished on the Azerbaijani
land.
According to Ayvazyan, it's not only Azerbaijan to be blamed for the
barbarity, the Armenian side also carries responsibility because of
its indifference. He says many interesting and important initiatives
have failed because of lack of assistance of state bodies.
The expert agrees, however, that there have been attempts to
internationalize the issue. The issue was once raised in the UN,
but no progress was registered because of lack of consistency.
From: Baghdasarian