TRADITIONAL FESTIVAL WITH PARTICIPATION OF SOUTH CAUCASIAN REPRESENTATIVES TO TAKE PLACE IN KARS ON 13-15 SEPTEMBER
Kars, August 22. ArmInfo. A traditional festival with participation
of South Caucasian representatives will take place in Kars on 13-15
September, said Azerbaijani Consul General in Kars, Hasan Zeynalov,
Azerbaijani media report.
H. Zeynalov said the event is initiated by the pro-Armenian forces of
Turkey and is aimed at opening of the Turkish-Armenian border. "Every
year this event is held on the initiative of the Kars Municipality,
Norwegian Embassy in Turkey and the Organization of Armenian-Turkish
Cooperation. Representatives of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and
Turkey are invited to the festival. The festival participants say that
the peoples of 4 countries are reported to want the opening of the
border. Then they apply to relevant organizations for this purpose."
H.Zeynalov said the flags fluttering at the event are mainly
Armenian. Azerbaijanis participated in the event two years ago.
However, as soon as they understood the goal of the event, they
stopped attending it, H. Zynalov said.
To note, Head of the Government of Gyandja, the twin-town of Kars,
Eldar Azizov, is invited to the upcoming festival. Acting Press
Secretary of the Armenian Foreign Minister Vladimir Karapetyan
confirmed the existence of such festival and added that the Armenian
party has not been invited to the event so far this year.