INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO CAUCASUS PROBLEMS HELD IN LONDON
ArmInfo
2010-04-20 13:11:00
ArmInfo. Scientific conference, dedicated to the Caucasus region
and titled "The Caucasus: Imagining Freedom, Negotiating Dominion"
was held in St. Andrews University on April 16-17. Armenian, Georgian
and Azerbaijani ambassadors, as well as experts and scientists from
different countries of the world took part in the conference.
As Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reports, issues concerning
the existing conflicts in the region, Caucasus-West relations, as
well as a number of political, cultural and historical issues were
discussed during the conference. Armenian Ambassador to Great Britain
Vahe Gabrielyan made a speech at the conference. He spoke of the
identity of Armenians, the current challenges in the country’s foreign
policy, Artsakh problem, Armenian-Turkish relations and the process
of recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In particular, the ambassador
emphasized that Armenian-Turkish rapprochement should not be perceived
in the context of interrelations with the third country, and that
the Armenian people will never be able to bury the Armenian Genocide
in oblivion. Moreover, V. Gabrielyan referred to the history of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict and answered the questions of interest.