Donnerstag, 23. Februar 2017, 13:00 - 16:00 iCal
Perspectives for Peace in the South Caucasus
Presentation of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Platform for Peace
Hörsaal BIG 1 im Hauptgebäude der Universität Wien
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Wien
Präsentation
By the time a cease-fire went into effect in 1994, the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan produced
more than a million refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) on both sides. The OSCE Minsk
Group, which was tasked to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict, is yet to yield results. The
conflict remains the biggest challenge to peace and security in the South Caucasus and is an obstacle to
full-fledged regional cooperation.
In the absence of contacts between the peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the human rights defending
organizations and members of civil society institutions from Armenia and Azerbaijan came together in
November 2016 to organize international conference entitled “Armenia-Azerbaijan Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict: main obstacles and prospects of the settlement. View from Armenia and Azerbaijan”. The
participants adopted an appeal to the Presidents and Peoples of Armenia and Azerbaijan, where they
declared the importance of public diplomacy for the soonest settlement of the conflict by peaceful means.
On 6 December 2016, the new proposed peace initiative was announced as the “Armenia-Azerbaijan
Platform for Peace”.
The members of the Platform will present the Platform, its goals and expected outcomes to the
international community.
The event will be held in English and Russian with interpretation.
Programme
13:00-14:00 Registration and light refreshments
14:00-14:10 Opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Inanc Atilgan, moderator
14:10-14:25 Dr. Walter Schwimmer, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (1999-2004),
Keynote Speaker
14:25-15:25 Perspectives for resolution of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: views from
Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Vahe Aventian, writer, human rights defender, co-founder of the Armenia-
Azerbaijan Platform for Peace
- Novella Jafaroglu, head of the Society for Women's Rights and member of the
Joint Working Group on Human Rights
- Erik Khachaturov, supporter of the Armenia-Azerbaijan Platform for Peace
- Saida Gojamanli, head of the Bureau of Human Rights and the protection of
legality
15:25-16:00 Discussions
Veranstalter
Azerbaijan Academic Association
Kontakt
Avaz Mustafayev
Azerbaijan Academic Association
068860736595
avaz.mustafayev@asav.at
Erstellt am Dienstag, 21. Februar 2017, 13:51
Letzte Änderung am Montag, 27. Februar 2017, 11:06