TURKEY, AZERBAIJAN CONTINUE WITH ARMENIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE GENOCIDE

PanARMENIAN.Net
April 20, 2010 – 14:15 AMT 09:15 GMT

Cultural Genocide international conference was organized in Yerevan
in commemoration of Armenian Genocide 95th anniversary.

The event was sponsored by Armenian Diaspora Ministry, National
Academy of Sciences and Armenian Genocide Museum.

"For 95 years, Armenian nation has been struggling for the recognition
of Genocide. Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire was followed by a
cultural one – extermination of Armenian cultural heritage in Julfa.

We condemn the atrocities and urge for the punishment of perpetrators,"
Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan emphasized, opening
the conference.

She called on Armenia and Diaspora forces to unite in developing a
program aimed at restoration of Armenian nation’s rights.

YSU rector Aram Simonyan, in turn, stated that architectural monuments
genocide continues to this day. "Today, cultural genocide can also
be perceived in Turkey and Azerbaijan’s appropriation of Armenian
culture. We must create a unified package of programs to struggle
against this occurrence," he stressed, expressing readiness on behalf
of the university to help state structures undertake measures in
this direction.