INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GENOCIDE PREVENTION OPENS IN MOSCOW
Yerkir Media
Thursday, December 18, 2008
MOSCOW
Historians and political officials from around the world gathered
in Russia to take part in the second conference on the prevention of
Genocide, sponsored by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and the
"Just Russia" party.
Armenia was represented by ARF Bureau member and Deputy Speaker of
the Parliament Vahan Hovannesian and Bureau member Levon Lazarian.
Presentations were made on the Armenian Genocide and the ethnic
cleansing campaign in Serbia. The reports from the conference will
be published at a later date.
"The conference is important not only because of the 60th anniversary
of the International Declaration of Genocide and Human Rights, but also
because Armenia and Turkey relations are new path," said Hovannesian.
"It is important for Russians to understand that without the proper
reparations for the Genocide, the issue will head to a dead end,
despite the various politically-motivated efforts to welcome a
dialogue," added Hovannesian.
The conference was also significant because it was being held in one
of the first countries to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
