ARF YOUNG MEMBERS DRAW ATTENTION TO ISSUE OF PROTECTION OF
ARMENIAN MONUMENTS IN NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
19-04-2006 11:50:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The
open-air three-days photo exhibition untitled "Cultural
Genocide" is dedicated to the former and present state of the
Armenian monuments, monasteries and churches in Azerbaijan,
Nakhijevan, Georgia, Iran and Western Armenia. The exhibition
opened in the yard of the central subsidiary building of the
Yerevan State University on April 18, on the initiative of the
ARF Dashnaktsutiun "Nikol Aghbalian" students' union.
As Abraham Gasparian, a member of the ARF "Nikol Aghbalian"
students' union emphasized, Iran is a special example of a
dialogue of civilizations in the issue of protection of Armenian
cultural monuments as that country uses a special state policy
in the direction of their protection. "The creative genius of
our Persian Armenian community having history of more than 400
years is protected in that coutry what may not be said about
Georgia," he mentioned.
According to Gasparian, "it was supposed that Christian
monuments must be protected at least in Georgia, but the real
picture is another one, in contrast to all statements about the
brotherly ties of Georgia and Armenia." Armenian churches and
monasteries in Georgia are periodically set on fire, blown up,
destroyed and distorted.
The state policy led towards Armenian monuments by
Azerbaijan and Turkey, of course, may not be called a dialogue
of civilizations as still since 60s of the last century they
have been distorted and destoyed for one purpose, to prove that
Armenians are not owners in those territories.
The "Nikol Aghbalian" students' union calls on the RA
political institutions, statesmen, mass media, public
organizations, foreign diplomatic representations accredited in
Armenia to keep in pivot of practical attention the issue of
protection and defence of Armenian monuments being the passport
of the national identity wherever they are.