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FORUM OF ARMENIAN ASSOCIATIONS OF EUROPE SUSPECTS UNESCO OF PROVOCATION
arminfo
Monday, July 18, 16:19
Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE) has addressed a
letter to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and expressed its
strong indignation at the scandalous incident at the exhibition of
khachkars organized by UNESCO in Paris in June.
The letter is as follows: Dear Ms Bokova, We refer to our letter of
17-th June 2011 and the scandalous event surrounding the exhibition
of Armenian khachkars in Paris referred to therein to which we have
not received a reply to date. Once again we raise our concerns over
the legitimacy of UNESCO's sudden decision to remove the placards
describing the locations of individual khachkars and the dubious
motives behind this absurd action.
The Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe, an umbrella organization
representing Armenian organizations and institutions across Europe,
conveys its extreme disappointment in the lack of response to the
concerns raised and notes that the deliberate deletion of locations
of the khachkars and the subsequent lack of explanation by UNESCO
is seen as provocation and will continue to attract negative media
attention until this issue is addressed.
FAAE has begun an online petition to raise further awareness on this
matter and collect signatures in support of FAAE's efforts to bring
this outrageous incident to the height of media attention and demand
public explanation.
Should UNESCO continue to display indifference to the concerns raised,
FAAE will take further action to hold those responsible to account
and publicize this shameful act in the media worldwide. We await
your response.
Yours faithfully Dr. Ashot Grigorian President, Forum of Armenian
Associations of Europe".
arminfo
Monday, July 18, 16:19
Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe (FAAE) has addressed a
letter to UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and expressed its
strong indignation at the scandalous incident at the exhibition of
khachkars organized by UNESCO in Paris in June.
The letter is as follows: Dear Ms Bokova, We refer to our letter of
17-th June 2011 and the scandalous event surrounding the exhibition
of Armenian khachkars in Paris referred to therein to which we have
not received a reply to date. Once again we raise our concerns over
the legitimacy of UNESCO's sudden decision to remove the placards
describing the locations of individual khachkars and the dubious
motives behind this absurd action.
The Forum of Armenian Associations of Europe, an umbrella organization
representing Armenian organizations and institutions across Europe,
conveys its extreme disappointment in the lack of response to the
concerns raised and notes that the deliberate deletion of locations
of the khachkars and the subsequent lack of explanation by UNESCO
is seen as provocation and will continue to attract negative media
attention until this issue is addressed.
FAAE has begun an online petition to raise further awareness on this
matter and collect signatures in support of FAAE's efforts to bring
this outrageous incident to the height of media attention and demand
public explanation.
Should UNESCO continue to display indifference to the concerns raised,
FAAE will take further action to hold those responsible to account
and publicize this shameful act in the media worldwide. We await
your response.
Yours faithfully Dr. Ashot Grigorian President, Forum of Armenian
Associations of Europe".