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PRESS RELEASE
_For immediate release_
FRIDAY 24 APRIL 2009
CONTACT : VARTéNIE ECHO
TEL. / FAX. : +32 (0) 2 732 70 27
EUROPEAN COMMISSION ALERTED ON AZERI FALSIFICATIONS OF HISTORY
– _AN EXPERT PRESENTED THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ARMENIAN
HERITAGE BY AZERBAIJAN TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION_
– _AZERBAIJAN__’S HATE DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME
TOWARDS ITS YOUTH WAS EXPOSED DURING THE MEETING_
At the European Armenian Federation’s invitation, Professor
Rouben Galichian came to introduce his new book `The Invention of
History’ (Editions Gomidas Institute 2009) to representatives of the
European Commission. The book gives a progress report on the
cartographic modifications and the heritage destruction organised by
Azerbaijan in order to deny any anteriority of the Armenian presence
in the current territories of Azerbaijan. Professor Galichian is an
expert in cartography and has carried out investigations on the
destructions or `transformations’ of the Armenian heritage by
Azerbaijan.
The Most famous of these operations is the one which put an
end in 2004 to the centuries-old existence of the site of Julfa where,
following the example of the Talibans, the Azeri government destroyed
more than 4000 khachkars (carved crosses) typical of Armenian
religious art.
The members of the Commission explained that they are aware of
these problems and also shared their concern. Thus, the meetings
turned around the quarrelsome rhetoric diffused permanently by Baku as
well as the hate based educational programme aimed towards the Azeri
youth.
The participants also evoked the question of establishing
measures of confidence building in this hostile context, the possible
resumption of the hostilities by Azerbaijan and the limits imposed by
Baku on European officials’ freedom of movement in the area.
`We are glad to note a certain knowledge from members of the
European Commission about these heritage and historical
misappropriations’ declared Hilda Tchoboian, the president of the
European Armenian Federation. `The Commission seems to understand that
Armenia accepts with difficulty the quarrelsome attitude of its
neighbour Azerbaijan which wishes war and which encourages its
population with hatred’ she continued.
`But Azerbaijan needs Europe more than the opposite. The Union
could thus be more assertive with Baku taking into consideration the
principles that the EU set up through the European Neighbourhood
Policy and the Eastern Partnership’ continued Hilda Tchoboian.
`While agreeing not to go into Artsakh because that upsets
Baku, the Union ratifies a line of demarcation imposed by Azerbaijan
in contradiction with the principles which she intends to defend’
concluded the President of the European Armenian Federation.
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