CONFERENCE TITLED “ARMENIA AND ARMENIANS IN THE CONTEXT OF WORLD CULTURE” TO BE HELD IN KRASNODAR

DeFacto Agency, Armenia
March 20 2006

A scientific conference titled “Armenia and Armenians in the context
of the world culture” will be held at the Krasnodar State Historical
& Archeological Museum-Preserve after Felitsyn April 25. According
to the information De Facto got at the newspaper of Armenians of
Russia Yerkramas, exhibition of household articles is to be held
in the course of the conference. The measure will end in a concert
performed by musicians on the Armenian folk instrument “kemancha”.

The conference has been initiated by the Eparchy of the South of
Russia of the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Kuban State University,
Center of Pont-Caucasian Researches, North Caucasian Institute for
Scientific Research in History and Socio-Cultural Researches and
Armenian community of the village of Pashkovsky of Krasnodar.

The conference has been arranged for a recurrent anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide in Turkey, 1915-23, when about two million Armenians
were murdered on the territory of the Western Armenia.

It should be noted that a scientific conference arranged for
the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey was held in
Krasnodar in 2005 as well. Then Consul-General of Turkey in the city
of Novorossiysk Ahmed Ryza Demirer was against the conference and
sent an official letter to the Rector of the Kuban State University,
where the conference was being held. However, the scientific measure
was conducted. Participants of the conference adopted a Statement
calling upon the Turkish leadership to recognize the Armenian Genocide.