UNESCO TO SEND EXPERTS TO NAKHICHEVAN
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.03.2006 22:50 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura (Japan)
has expressed readiness to send a group of experts to Nakhichevan to
study the issue and to censure what happened. Last week Chairman
of the World Armenian Congress Ara Abrahamyan, being a UNESCO
good will Ambassador during an official meeting drew Koïchiro
Matsuura’s attention to destruction of the Armenian cemetery in
Old Julfa by Azerbaijanis. In the words of chair of the European
representation of all-Armenian structures, Armenian FM’s Advisor
Ashot Grigoryan, A. Abrahamyan censured vandalism regarding cultural
monuments. Vandalism regarding Christian monuments in Old Julfa entails
negative political consequences as well and more destabilizes the
political situation in the South Caucasus, Abrahamyan remarked. He
also invited Koïchiro Matsuura to visit Armenia to get acquainted
with treasures of the Armenian culture. The UNESCO Director-General
assured in case of receiving an invitation, he will plan his visit
to Armenia with pleasure.
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