International conference “Protection of Religious and Cultural heritage in the Caucasus”
The joint international conference “Protection of
Religious and Cultural heritage in the Caucasus” was held on December 4, 2015
by the Scientific-research Institute on Human Rights of ANAS and the State
Committee on Work with the Religious Institutions. The main objective of the
event was the discussions about the state of a cultural and religious monuments
in the territory of the Caucasus, and the atrocities committed against these
monuments so far.
Mrs. Aytan Mustafayeva, the director of the Institute on Human Rights
of ANAS, doctor of law, member of Parliament firstly has talked about the
atrocities committed against the monuments in the occupied territories of
Azerbaijan and mentioned the importance
to inform the world about the brutal acts of Armenians.
Mr. Mubariz Gurbanli, the chairman of the State
Committee on Work with the Religious Institutions of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, doctor of philosophy in history has stated that the territory of
the Caucasus historically was the place of coexistence, in particular,
Azerbaijan has become an example of tolerance in the world for its multicultural
values. In his speech he mentioned that
the monuments belonging to different religions and ethnic minorities are under
the special protection as a part of world cultural heritage in Azerbaijan,
however it is not seen the same attitude toward monuments under the Armenian
occupation.
