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An ethnic Azerbaijani child in Tekali, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

It was a pleasant surprise to receive a phone call from perhaps Armenia’s main peacebuilder, theatrical director turned activist Georgi Vanyan. All going well we’ll meet up again in a few days. I had first interviewed him<\/a> in 2009 and he isn’t just one of the main advocates for peace and regional integration, but one of the few genuine ones. His approach has always been refreshing.<\/p>\n

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\u201cMany individuals involved in these peace-making initiatives don\u2019t have any interest in seeing the conflict resolved because they have a certain \u2018visibility\u2019 and also financially gain from the situation,\u201d he explains. \u201cChurchill said that in order for corruption to flourish there is the need for an external aggressor. Everything is calculated, including the nationalist rhetoric injected into society. The mass media is part of this too. \u201c\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Instead, Vanyan argues, there needs to be new approaches taken to prepare society for peace. Indeed, he says, the desire to end the conflict needs to be there in the first place. \u00a0\u201cArmenians and Azerbaijanis are human beings first of all and have a basic desire for peace. What we need to do is to make this basic desire public and to initiate some kind of open public discussion. Instead of organizing seminars and talking to NGOs, we talk to people in the markets, or in local cultural centers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tekali, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2011<\/em><\/p>\n

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In addition to holding the Days of Azerbaijan<\/a> at the Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex in Yerevan, Vanyan is perhaps best known for his Tekali process, a series of regional meetings held in the ethnic Azerbaijani village of the same name in Georgia close to both the Armenian and Azerbaijani borders.<\/p>\n

In 2011, I also wrote my first article<\/a> about it.<\/p>\n

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What makes Vanyan different, perhaps, is that rather than be content with holding his activities at holiday resorts or five star hotels on neutral ground in third countries such as Georgia, Vanyan targets the general population. \u201cThe approach of keeping everything closed carries with it some very grave consequences,\u201d he explains. \u201cArmenians and Azerbaijanis are human beings first of all and have a basic desire for peace. What we need to do is to make this basic desire public and to initiate some kind of open discussion. Instead of organizing seminars, we talk to people in the markets, or in local cultural centers. It\u2019s why we hope events such as our film festival will start some kind of discussion in society.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe establishment of a peacemaking center in Tekalo will be the first step for the creation of a free communication zone for citizens of the three countries,\u201d a press release declared. \u201cThis proposal is based on our firm belief that Armenian-Azeri dialogue may take place only under the conditions of the revival of the South Caucasus region, of regional thinking, and regional integration and safety. Georgia is a part of this region, its central player,\u201d it continued, while also calling for other civil society organizations to relocate their cross-border activities there. As part of the project, the local infrastructure including schools, cultural centers and roads, for example, would be renovated.<\/em><\/p>\n

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[…]\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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With the involvement of participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, it will likely result in more criticism for Vanyan, and especially inside Armenia, but he remains undaunted. \u201cCommunication is not betrayal,\u201d he told an Azerbaijan newspaper in 2009. \u201cIt is a natural human need.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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And communication did indeed happen. Moreover, rather than just be confined to largely English-speaking elites in the capitals of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Tekali allowed for people from the regions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia to attend. \u00a0And by not holding the events in a fancy resort hotel, they not only cost less than most other peacebuilding events, but they also benefitted local communities. Ethnic Azerbaijani residents of Tekali, for example, prepared the food for participants.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Ethnic Azerbaijani residents of Tekali, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Following last year’s war, the importance of projects such as Tekali are glaringly obvious as focus inevitably shifts from those elites in Yerevan and Baku to communities in close proximity with each other. There are also sustainable development and community empowerment elements too. Revisiting my second article<\/a> written about Tekali it will be good to hopefully return there with Vanyan in a few days.<\/p>\n

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The roads have seen better days and probably so too have the villagers, but if events continue to be held in a small ethnic Azeri village in Georgia that might all change. Situated just 10 kilometers from the Georgian border with Azerbaijan, and 29 kilometers from the crossing with Armenia, those attempting to establish Tekali as a regional peacebuilding center certainly hope so. One of them, Armenian theatrical director turned activist Georgi Vanyan has already called on other NGOs to relocate some of their existing and future regional and cross-border projects there. If that were to happen, much needed investment could be attracted to Tekali as well as the surrounding area and involve wider society in dialogue, discussion and debate.<\/em><\/p>\n

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What happens next in Tekali remains to be seen, but Vanyan hopes to establish a print and online newspaper dealing with the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in Armenian, Azerbaijani, Russian and English. A radio station based in the village, which will broadcast to audiences in the regions of all three countries, is also planned along with a cinema, library and Internet caf\u00e9. Cultural activities would also be included. One idea, for example, is to stage a localized version of Romeo and Juliet with an Armenian and Azerbaijani playing the lead roles. Even if unrelated to Tekali, others such as Azerbaijani film director Rustam Ibragimbekov are already hoping to secure funding to film the famous fictional love story in the context of Armenia and Azerbaijan.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI want to show the tragedy of two lovers whose lives were tragically changed by the conflict,\u201d Ibragimbekov told EurasiaNet in early March. \u201cWhen shooting stops, people-to-people contacts get back onto a peaceful path, as they understand that the conflicts are started by governments and radical groups, not by ordinary people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Tekali, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

Will try to write an update on his future plans in the nearest future. Until then, you can follow Georgi Vanyan on Facebook here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ethnic Azerbaijani kids in Tekali, Georgia \u00a9 Onnik James Krikorian 2011-12<\/em><\/p>\n

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