Pan Armenian News
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WAR ON TERROR TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
23.05.2005 04:10
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ May 24-25 an international conference entitled `Tolerance,
struggle against discrimination and xenophobia in the context of war on
international terror’ organized by the Institute of the Human Rights
Protection under the aegis of UNESCO will be held in Yerevan. According to a
report of the department of information and public relations of the Armenian
Ombudsman, the event is called to consolidate peace, contribute to the
formation of the atmosphere of mutual tolerance and trust as well as
establishment of a dialogue between the states of the region. About 60
participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia as well as
representatives of international, intergovernmental and public organizations
will take part in the conference. Person in charge for Human Rights of the
Russian Federation Vladimir Lukin, member of the Executive Committee of the
European Institute of Ombudsman Nicholas Schwerzler , President of the Saint
Petersburg Humanities and Political Studies Center Strategy Alexander
Sungurov, members of the office of the Georgian National Defender, the
representatives of the UNESCO, Yerevan UNDP Office, Russian Embassy, the
President Administration as well as public organizations of the national
minorities of Armenia will be among the participants, IA Regnum reports.