Monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh region left unattended

21:30 – 20.04.13

Many historical-cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Kashatagh
region are in a dire need of protection, an editor of a local
publication has said in Yerevan.

`Thousands of historical monuments in the region are the best evidence
that the territory is Armenian. So our demand is to have them at least
reinforced,’ Zohrap Erkoyan, the editor-in-chief of the Meran
newspaper, told a news conference on Saturday.

The best monument, he said, is the Varazgom monastery, a 9th century
construction that needs renovation.

`Besides, there are 18th century churches which also need repairs,’ he
said, adding that the region also has rock carved churches whose
repairs require very small costs.