Yerevan's silence to blame for 'georgification' of Armenian cultural heritageJanuary 30, 2009 - 20:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian historian Samvel Karapetyan doesn't accuse assimilated Armenians in Georgia. "It's the Armenian statehood which is responsible for the compatriots living in neighboring countries," he told a news conference yesterday. Commenting on the history of assimilated Armenians, Karapetyan said, "Georgian kings transported them from the Yerevan khanate to Georgia to guard borders with south Caucasian tribes in the 18th century. By the beginning of the 20th century, most of them had forgotten the Armenian language but still struggled for maintenance of their national identity. However, attempts stopped under the Stalin rule." "Georgia is not to blame. The Georgian leadership cares about its people and bears no responsibility for the Armenian people. They will never stop appropriating Armenian cultural monuments," he said. "The Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs should take action to stop the acts of vandalism," Karapetyan concluded. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |