Adygs of Europe will express their position in relation to the events in
South Ossetia and Abkhazia during carrying out of "Circassian Day” in the
European Parliament on October, 6th of this year. That action, the third one
organized, is planned by the Federation of European Circassians and the deputy
of the European Parliament, Adygs by origin, Cem Ozdemir.
In the results of the Day, it was informed in the information received by
“Caucasian unit” correspondent from the Federation of European Circassians,
after a meeting with Hans-Gert Pottering, the president of the European
Parliament, and then a briefing with the members of the European Parliament of
the major political groups, the briefing with the delegate from Abkhazia takes
place.
The topic of the recent developments in the region will be also discussed by
the scientists invited to participation in the action. So the theme
“Geopolitical features of Circassia throughout history and an interpretation of
recent developments in the region” will be analyzed by Lars Funch Hanssen,
Research Scient., Center for Caucasus Studies, Uresund University,Denmark, Sefer
E. Berzeg, lawyer, author and activist, Turkey, Irma Kreiten, Ph.D in History,
Southampton University, UK.
The question "Who are the Circassians?" should be answered by John Colarusso,
Professor, Department of Anthropology and Department of Linguistics and
Languages, McMaster University, Canada; "Preservation and Promotion of the
Circassian Language" will be described by Leonard Orban, EU Commissioner for
Multilingualism.
Let's note, Cem Ozdemir was in Maykop in October of the last year. He, the
deputy of the European Parliament from "Green" party of Germany , participated
in the II international scientifically-practical conference "Prospects of
Development of Especially Protected Natural Territories and Tourism in Northern
Caucasus ", taken place in Adygeya capital. “I was born in Germany , - he
explained during that visit at the meeting with the local intelligency and
public, - and I was elected the deputy from the German people. But I am a
Circassian by origin, here I have my father being present (corr.: Abdulla
Ozdemir) who was born in Turkey . Therefore in the European Parliament I also
support resolution of the questions concerned Turkey . The great-grandfather of
my father was from these places, and I am proud of that I can consider myself
not only a deputy from Germany , from Turkey , but also from Adygeya”.
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