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Erzurum hosts int conference on Turkish-Armenian relations

13 June 2007 09:57 (UTC +04:00)

The second international conference on Turkish-Armenian relations will be held in the city Erzurum, Turkey on June 21-22, APA reports.
Azerbaijani Parliamentarian Ganira Pashayeva and deputy director of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences History Institute Jabi Bahramov will represent Azerbaijan at the conference.
Ganira Pashayeva told the APA that experts from European Union member states and the US, historians, scientists will participate in the conference.
The aim of the conference is to reveal false Armenian genocide claims and debate basing on historical documents.
â€œHolding the event in Erzurum is not accidental. Armenians committed massacres against Turks in 1915 here, a lot of mass graves were found and the process is still continuing,â€ she said.
The parliamentarian said that Armenian scientists and experts from Armenia and al over the world have been invited to the conference, but they have not stated whether they will attend the conference.
â€œThey always avoid debating this issue on the level of experts. They know that their lies will be revealed,â€ she said.
Ganira Pashayeva said that one section of the conference will cover Armeniaâ€™s occupation Azerbaijani territories, genocide committed by Armenians against Azerbaijanis, Nagorno Karabakh conflict and realities of the world.
â€œWe will address the conference on both issues, distribute necessary materials to inform the foreign visitors,â€ she said. /APA/