ArmInfo. The Ombudsmen of the Artsakh Republic, both the former and the incumbent one – on March 6 from the rostrum of the European Parliament will talk about boosting the atmosphere of Armenophobia in Azerbaijan within the framework of the ''Armenophobia: Historical and Present-day Resurgence'' Forum. The forum was initiated by the European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (EAFJD)and the Tufenkian Foundation.
Harut Shirinyan, Public Relations and Communications Officer at EAFJD, informed that the main speakers will be Turkish Human Rights Ombudsman Ragip Zarakolu, Artsakh's incumbent Ombudsman Arak Belgkaryan, former Ombudsman Ruben Melikyan, , a well-known blogger Alexander Lapshin, who suffered from Azerbaijani dictatorship and Polish Armenian researcher Jakub Osiecki. The event will be attended by lawmakers of the European Parliament, public figures, representatives of the Armenian community.
According to Shirinyan, during the speeches, a comprehensive presentation will be given on Armenophobia, which Armenians continue to face in Turkey and Azerbaijan. "The forum will become an important platform where issues related to Armenian hatred will be voiced, and ways to overcome it will be discussed," he said. In particular, Artak Beglaryan and Ruben Melikyan will make a report on hatred against Armenians, which is fully based on facts, namely, actual examples of total propaganda of hatred against Armenians in Azerbaijani kindergartens and schools. Those present will be able to familiarize themselves with the report on this topic prepared by the Ombudsman in September 2018. In addition, examples of the manifestation of Armenophobia recorded during the April war, as well as the potential threat posed by a similar state policy of the dynastic regime in Azerbaijan will be presented.