YEREVAN, DECEMBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The goal of the holding of the Days of Azerbaijan in the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex and the opening of the School of Defender of Rights is to give Armenian and Azeri pupils an opportunity to become better acquainted with each other. This statement was made by Ashot Bleyan, the Head of the Educational Complex, in the press briefing with journalists held on December 17, that is on the first day of the event. According to him, at present, the most important task for the Armenian people is to create an atmosphere of peace with all the neighbours, which is contributed to by peacemaking and rights defending structures, by the Caucasian Center for Peacemaking Initiatives, in particular. "Society should be prepared in order to be more tolerant," Ashot Bleyan said. He mentioned that the aim of the founder of the School of Defender of Rights is to raise issues of legal character, in connection with the defence of human rights under conditions of frozen conflicts. Georgi Vanian, the Head of the Caucasian Center for Peacemaking Initiatives, declared that the Center cooperating with the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex is seaking to contribute to the creation of bridges between Armenian and Azeri societies. The Azeri guests, who have arrived within the frameworks of the event, made opening speeches. In particular, Rauf Rajabov, the editor-in-chief of the "3rd point of view" periodical, mentioned that the organizers and the participants of the Days of Azerbaijan are looking for ways for the Armenian-Azeri dialogue. That process, according to him, demands bravery, honesty, honest-mindedness, and consistency from both of the sides.

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