Stone quarry blasts do not damage Ani ruins, Turkish official says
tert.am
12:01 – 13.08.12
Hakar Dogan, head of culture and tourism department of Kars province,
refuted the talks that the Armenian stone quarry blasts damage Ani’s
ruins.
He said the quarry, not far from Ani, is being exploited within the
framework of the agreement signed between Turkey and Armenia in 2006.
Dogan said Ani is a holy and historical site for Armenians. `The
dynamite blasts implemented till 2006 were damaging the Ani churches,
later an agreement has been reached for quitting such explosions to
conserve the cultural heritage. The Armenians are committed to the
agreement and are not using dynamites,’ he said.
The official said they are going to conserve the historic heritage in
a way it has `reached them.’
`People from different countries visit Ani. Armenians, especially from
Britain and France, are coming here, though we do not measure the
tourists visiting Kars with their nationality,’ he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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