REPRESENTATIVES OF REGIONAL YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS DISCUSS SUBJECT OF INFRINGEMENT ON ARMENIAN MONUMENTS IN GEORGIA
Noyan Tapan
Dec 19, 2008
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 29, NOYAN TAPAN. A series of events "The First
Meeting of Leaders of Regional Youth Organizations" was held in
Yerevan on December 27-29. The infringement on Armenian historical
and cultural values in Georgia was the subject of discussions, the
initiator of the series, chairman of the Student Forum of Armenia
Hayk Karmazian stated at the December 29 press conference.
In his words, the young people who arrived from Georgia, in
particular, the representatives of Georgia’s National Youth Council
and the National Center of Children and Youth adjunct the Ministry
of Sports, Culture and Nomunent Preservation, are not informed about
what was done with Armenian cultural and religious monuments in their
country. According to H. Karmazian, Armenian young people tried to
inform them about what had happened. "In any case, we have decided not
to allow that such cases will prevent young peoples from being good
neighbors, we should not repeat the mistakes of seniors," he noted.
He said that a representative of Armenia was elected member of the
European Youth Forum to represent the region at this organization.