Stepan Safaryan offers OSCE to send delegation to Azerbaijan to estimate situation around Armenian monumentsJuly 1, 2010 - 20:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan said that though the rights of Armenian communities are protected in many Muslim countries, the situation in Turkey and Azerbaijan raises concern. “The Armenian identity and historical-cultural values have been subjected to discrimination and intolerance in these countries,” Safaryan told OSCE conference on Tolerance and Non-Discrimination in Astana. According to Safaryan, the anti-Armenian moods are propagandized in these countries at the level of governments, as a result of which a discriminative attitude is formed there, what does not allow national minorities to display their Christian identity. As an example of Azerbaijan’s intolerance towards Armenian historical-cultural values, Safaryan pointed to the destruction of Armenian cemetery in Nakhijevan. “It is necessary to send an independent expert group to the region to estimate the current situation around Armenian historical-cultural values, specifically, to document the facts of vandalism in Nakhijevan,” concluded Safaryan. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. |