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Events on Day of Azerbaijanisâ€™ Genocide to be held in St. Petersburg

29 March 2010 16:45 (UTC +04:00)

St. Petersburg â€“ APA. Azerbaijani Consulate General in St. Petersburg and National Cultural Autonomy of St. Petersburg Azerbaijanis plan to hold a range of events on March 31 â€“ Day of Azerbaijanisâ€™ Genocide, press service of the Consulate told APA.
Representatives of YESOD Jewish Culture House in St. Petersburg, teachers of a number of higher schools, heads of the diplomatic missions accredited in the city, members of Azerbaijani Diaspora, our students and media representatives will hold a conference. Information will be given about the Armeniansâ€™ territorial claims against Azerbaijan and terrible crimes committed by them against the Azerbaijanis in the 20th century.

The book â€œKarabakh diaryâ€ by famous Russian writer, Professor Yuri Pompeyev will be presented at the conference. The book, which was presented at the Eastern Literature Center of Russian State Library on March 1, has been prepared within the framework of the â€œJustice for Khojalyâ€ campaign initiated by Leyla Aliyeva, head of Russian representation of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, General Coordinator of ICYF-DC for Inter-cultural Dialogue.

Photos of the destroyed monuments in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan, historical maps describing Azerbaijani territories and a documentary film â€œCultural heritage of Azerbaijanâ€™s Karabakh region: past and presentâ€ will be demonstrated at the event. Books and booklets about the tragic pages of the history will be distributed among the participants.