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Vatican university accused of legitimizing Azerbaijan's efforts to erase Armenian Christians

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Faith leaders and human rights groups condemned a Vatican university's decision to host an Azerbaijani state-sponsored conference, arguing that the event offered a platform to Azeri historical revisionists attempting to erase Armenian history from disputed territories between both countries.

Orthodox Archbishop Vicken Aykazian, the ecumenical director of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, believes money is the reason behind the "Christianity in Azerbaijan: History and Modernity" event.

The conference, which took place on April 10 at the Pontifical Gregorian University, featured speakers from Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Russia, South Korea, Poland, Italy, Germany, France, the United States and Lithuania.

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