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Public Relations and Media Department of the RA National Assembly informed ‘Pastinfo.am’ that on November 12 during the press conference the RA NA members Margarit Yesayan and Vahe Enfiajyan summed up the results of the conference within the framework of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly held in St. Petersburg on November 8-9.

The conference where Margarit Yesayan also made a speech was about the role of civil society in the development of cross-cultural relations. Representatives of all parliaments of CIS members attended the conference except Azerbaijan. Spiritual leaders were also present. Resolution made up of 10 points related intercultural dialogue, protection of spiritual values of Commonwealth member states, mutual tolerance, respect to people’s culture and history as well as the role of civil society in the development of intercultural relations.

Margarit Yesayan in her speech spoke about the policy implemented by Azerbaijan today and how the latter destroy Armenian cultural centres, graves. She also touched upon the cross stones and tombs of Nakhijevan, as well as the evidence of recent destruction of the Armenian church in Turkey.

Vahe Efinajyan informed that Armenian legislators presented their concern about barbarian destruction of cultural values in region. According to the legislators the conference was a good opportunity of the party to represent Armenia’s interests and its issues on cultural values protection.