armenica.org Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Cultural Vandalism or Raping History? Where is the civilized Europe? Where is UNESCO? Why does no one intervene? This movie clip, dated December 14-16, 2005, shows how Azerbaijani soldiers, with heavy machinery, destroy the last evidence of Armenian presence in Nakhichevan, the historical Armenian province which together with Nagorno Artsax was given away to the neighbouring Azerbaijani Republic. As a result of the implemented Soviet policy, Nakhichevan was at last depleted of its entire Armenian population. The clip confirms firmly the fact that the organiser of this cultural genocide is none other than the Azerbaijani government. Obviously, Azerbaijan is firmly determined to prevent “another Artsax” by erasing the slightest indication of Armenian existence in Nakhichevan. The living Armenians have since long time ago forced to leave the region, but apparently there is also a fear of the dead and buried Armenians and their cries beyond the grave. Nakhichevan is an exclave which belongs to Azerbaijan but Armenia’s territory separates them apart. Nakhichevan borders, however, on Armenia, Turkey, and Iran. It was from this area that the Persian King Shah Abbas, during the Persian-Ottoman war, forcibly relocated about 150,000 Armenians year 1620 and resettled them in the outskirts of his capital, Isfahan. The place for this barbarian action caught on tape is a cemetery with thousands of Khatchkars, “Cross stones”, invaluable historical and cultural monuments from the period between 15th and 16th centuries. Several Armenian organisations and authorities, among other the Foreign Ministry, have handed in official protests to UNESCO and other international organisation, but also to the US embassy in Azerbaijan. This action makes one to recall the recent desecrations of Jewish cemeteries in different European cities. But unlike the immediate media coverage and attention given to these criminal acts it seems that no one bothers to care about this last act of cleansing the last evidence of Armenians in Nakhichevan. Will the world and Europe just stand by and watch while this rape of history takes place? For pictures and movie clips, please visit: http://www.armenica.org/ or http://www.armenica.org/history/old-jougha/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armenica.org Posted April 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2006 EUROPEAN ARMENIAN FEDERATION for Justice and Democracy Avenue de la Renaissance 10 http://www.eafjd.org/rubrique.php3?lang=en EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT SET TO SEND INVESTIGATION TEAM TO EXAMINE AZERBAIJAN'S DESECRATION OF DJULFA CEMETERY -- South Caucasus Delegation Set to Travel to Region at the End of April STRASBURG (FRANCE) - Speaking at an official conference on Thursday, April 6th, the President of the European Parliament was joined by the leaders of its political parties in strongly approving the body's decision to send a delegation in Djulfa, in the Nakhichevan region of Azerbaijan. The aim of the mission is to investigate the destruction by Azerbaijan of the Armenian cemetery in Djulfa, a treasure of world architectural heritage that was effectively destroyed and replaced by an Azerbaijani military facility. The EP leaders unanimously decided to entrust this mission to the Commission on EU-Armenia parliamentary cooperation rather than to an ad-hoc delegation, as it had initially been planned. The mission is being sent in accordance with the Parliament's resolution "on cultural heritage in Azerbaijan," which was adopted in February of 2006 (P6_TA(2006)0069). This measure “demands that Azerbaijan allow missions, including experts working with ICOMOS, who are dedicated to surveying and protecting archaeological heritage, in particular Armenian heritage, onto its territory, and that it also allow a European Parliament delegation to visit the archaeological site at Djulfa." The delegation will be composed of ten Members of the European Parliament (MEP) who are members of the Commission of EU-Armenia parliamentary cooperation group. They are set to travel to Djulfa as part of their trip to Armenia from April 17th to 21st. Prior to travelling to Djulfa, they will need to get the necessary authorisations from the Azerbaijani authorities, the same authorities responsible for the desecration of the cemetery. The delegation will include the following MEPs: Mme Marie-Anne Isler-Béguin, présidente (Verts, France) M. Arpad Duka-Zolyomi, vice-président (PPE, Slovaquie) M. Alessandro Battilocchio (NI, Italie) M. Johannes Blokand (IND/DEM, Pays-Bas) Mme Frederika Brepoels (PPE, Belgique) M. Robert Evans (PSE, R.-U.) Mme Siiri Oviir (ALDE, Estonie) Mme Gabriele Stauer (PPE, Allemagne) M. Hannes Swoboda (PSE, Autriche) M. Tadeusz Zwiefka (PPE, Pologne) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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