In Armenia, the Third International Conference "Traditional Values -  Challenges of Modernity"

ArmInfo. In the Holy See of St. Etchmiadzin began its work the third international conference "Traditional values - the challenges of modernity."

The Ambassador of Russia to Armenia Ivan Volynkin addressed the  participants of the conference with a welcoming message. The greeting  of the ambassador, read by the adviser-envoy of the Russian  diplomatic mission, Andrei Ivanov, says: "The preservation of  traditional values and morality is directly connected with the  prospect of global development." On the part of individual  organizations and even states, attempts are being made to destroy  such fundamental institutions as the institution of marriage, family  , imposing false values on society.As a result, the people lose their  orientation and traditions, turning into a group of people.

Thus, economic, and then poly of sul state foundations. " In this  regard, the Ambassador stressed the need to protect traditional  values from alien expansion. "The success and prosperity of the state  largely depends on the ability to resist these attempts, the Russian  and Armenian peoples have always been open and interested in  interpenetrating cultures." In recent years, much work has been done  to preserve common values. "We do not impose our traditions on  anyone, nor condemn our traditions Western partners for their choice,  but let us have our own, "the diplomat summed up.

The importance of the discussed topics in his welcome message to the  participants of the conference was stressed by the head of the  Committee on International Affairs of the Federation Council of the  Federal Assembly of Russia Konstantin Kosachev. In his message, the  parliamentarian, in particular, noted that the Armenian and Russian  peoples should jointly fight against imposing alien values on the  societies of the two countries, shaking the foundations of statehood.

The participants of the conference were also greeted by the message  of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, who also stressed  the importance of preserving the national foundations in the  globalizing world.

And the Secretary General of the Assembly of Peoples of Eurasia,  Andrei Belyaninov, in his message, in particular, noted that in order  to confront external globalization challenges, it is necessary to  activate people's diplomacy and cultural interaction in the Eurasian  space.  The head of the social office of the Holy Echmiadzin  St.Marcos Mangasaryan in his speech stressed the important role of  the media in preserving the national customs and traditions and  confronting the challenges of globalization.

The rector of the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia  in Gyumri, Archimandrite Andrey, in his turn expressed  dissatisfaction with the fact that the globalizing world imposes on  the societies of the two countries the principles of tolerance. "What  is tolerance? This is the lack of resistance to external challenges,  it's like opening the state's borders to the enemy," the  archimandrite assured.  As a result of the conference, a resolution  will be developed addressing the peoples, churches and authorities of  the two countries, with recommendations for the preservation of  traditional values and the intensification of humanitarian  cooperation between countries. Within the framework of the conference  a special exhibition of ancient manuscripts and printed materials  "The Church - the storehouse of the family and the memory store",  organized by the National Archives of the Republic of Armenia.

The conference is organized by the Charity Foundation for the Support  of Russian Sacred Saints of Mount Athos with the support of the  Russian Orthodox Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the ANO 

, the Association of Students of  Russian Universities in Armenia and the Russian Center for Science  and Culture in Yerevan. The event is implemented with funds provided  by the Foundation for Presidential Grants.