Artsakh Diocese of Armenian Apostolic Church calls on int’l community to condemn Azerbaijan’s actions

16:19, 4 May, 2021

STEPANAKERT, MAY 4, ARMENPRESS. The Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church strongly condemned the destruction by Azerbaijan of domes of the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Shushi.

“It’s obvious that Azerbaijan is making every effort for completely eliminating the Armenian spiritual-cultural heritage from the territory of Artsakh, sometimes making unsuccessful attempts to eliminate the traces of the Armenian Christian heritage from Artsakh under the pretext of renovation.

We call on the international community to condemn Azerbaijan’s this activity of destructing culture and take actions to stop this destructive process”, the statement says.

Editing and Translating by Aneta Harutyunyan

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS