Armenia, UNESCO agree politicization hinders cooperationDecember 22, 2017 - 11:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The skillful management of UNESCO can have a significant impact on the implementation of the organization’s chief objectives, Armenian foreign minister Edward Nalbandian said at a meeting with the newly-elected UNESCO executive director Audrey Azoulay in Paris on Thursday, December 21. At the meeting, both of them stressed that the unnecessary politicization of the organization is not in the interest of efficient cooperation. Also, Nalbandian and Azoulay weighed in on the Francophonie summit, to be held in Yerevan in 2018 Kochari, a traditional Armenian group dance, as well as the dolma making and sharing tradition, a marker of cultural identity have been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Despite the fact that dolma is a purely Armenian dish, it was registered as a “traditional Azerbaijani dish.” Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |