Conference in Bern Urges International Action to Protect Artsakh Heritage

Conference in Bern Urges International Action to Protect Artsakh Heritage

An Armenian Heritage Conference that concluded on Wednesday in Bern, the Switzerland capital, issued a statement urging coordinated international action to protect Armenian religious and cultural heritage, the human rights of its people, and the future security of the Armenian nation. The conference was hosted by World Council of Churches in collaboration with Protestant Church in Switzerland, with the participation of many religious figures, in…

Armenian Heritage Conference opens: “We are not here to be bystanders” | Orthodox Times (en)

An Armenian Heritage Conference opened in Bern, Switzerland, on 27 May to address the consequences of the conflict in Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh with regard to the protection of Armenian religious and cultural heritage, the human rights of its people, and the future security of the Armenian nation. During an opening prayer and remarks, Rev. Rita Famos, president of the Protestant Church in Switzerland, offered a welcome to Bern, the headquarters …