Analytical Centre on Globalisation and Regional Cooperation
Final communiqué of the Working meeting of civil activists and historians of the South Caucasian countries (Tsakhkadzor, Armenia, 11 – 14 November, 2007)
We, participants of the Working meeting, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Georgian
civil activists and historians, emphasize that it is important and
beneficial for the peoples of the South Caucasus:
• To organize meetings of civil activists and historians of the South
Caucasian countries on regular basis.
• To have immediate contacts between professionals, as it would facilitate
better mutual understanding, exchange news and important information about
global and regional developments, and the developments in the South
Caucasian countries.
• To organize more meetings of the similar format that helps to create an
atmosphere of tolerance, respect, and mutual understanding between civil
activists and historians of the South Caucasus.
• To develop cooperation in the areas where our countries have close or
matching interests; the positive examples from the history of our peoples’
cooperation and coexistence should be the starting point.
After having the debates and discussions we, participants of the working
meeting, state that:
• There is a need to create an online information network for the
cooperation of Armenian, Azerbaijani, and Georgian civil activists and
historians;
• We are interested in publishing joint articles and essays in scientific
journals and non-affiliated magazines, as proposed by some of the
participants of the working meeting;
• The Tbilisi initiative of the Council of Europe, providing for a joint
project on Caucasus History, is a positive example of cooperation of
historians from the South Caucasian countries;
• This format is one of the directions for continued efforts of our
countries’ citizens aimed to the development of civil society, finding
historical factors that keep us together, democratization, and European
integration of the South Caucasian countries;
• We are interested in a more in-depth study of the European experience in
dealing with historical problems, on the examples of the French-German and
Czech-German reconciliation, which will facilitate the process of universal
reconciliation and creation of an atmosphere of peace and neighbourly
relationships in the South Caucasus;
• One of the results of our working meeting has been the creation of an
initiative group for establishment of a South Caucasian Association of
History Teachers and Lecturers.
The participants of the working meeting express their deep gratitude to
those who initiated and organized our conference, with a special
acknowledgement for Caritas France, whose support made our contacts and
meetings possible.
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