DAYS OF AZERBAIJAN START IN MKHITAR SEBASTATSI EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX

Noyan Tapan
Dec 17 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the holding of the
Days of Azerbaijan in the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex and
the opening of the School of Defender of Rights is to give Armenian
and Azeri pupils an opportunity to become better acquainted with
each other. This statement was made by Ashot Bleyan, the Head of the
Educational Complex, in the press briefing with journalists held on
December 17, that is on the first day of the event.

According to him, at present, the most important task for the
Armenian people is to create an atmosphere of peace with all the
neighbours, which is contributed to by peacemaking and rights defending
structures, by the Caucasian Center for Peacemaking Initiatives, in
particular. "Society should be prepared in order to be more tolerant,"
Ashot Bleyan said. He mentioned that the aim of the founder of the
School of Defender of Rights is to raise issues of legal character,
in connection with the defence of human rights under conditions of
frozen conflicts.

Georgi Vanian, the Head of the Caucasian Center for Peacemaking
Initiatives, declared that the Center cooperating with the Mkhitar
Sebastatsi Educational Complex is seaking to contribute to the creation
of bridges between Armenian and Azeri societies.

The Azeri guests, who have arrived within the frameworks of the event,
made opening speeches. In particular, Rauf Rajabov, the editor-in-chief
of the "3rd point of view" periodical, mentioned that the organizers
and the participants of the Days of Azerbaijan are looking for ways
for the Armenian-Azeri dialogue. That process, according to him,
demands bravery, honesty, honest-mindedness, and consistency from
both of the sides.