RA OMBUDSWOMAN DRAWS ATTENTION OF UNESCO SECRETARY GENERAL TO ACTS OF VANDALISM AT ARMENIAN GRAVEYARD IN OLD JUGHA
RA Ombudswoman Larisa Alaverdian appealed to UNESCO Secretary General Koichiro Matsuura in connection with destroying the Armenian khachqars(cross stones) in the Armenian graveyard of Old Jugha. The Information and PR Department of RA Ombudwoman's Office informed that Mrs. Alaverdian expressed hope that UNESCO will actively interfere with the acts of vandalism committed in the territory of Azerbaijan directed against the monuments of the Armenian culture. The mass media, NGOs and the Armenian officials arouse alarm for the events in Nakhijevan(Azerbaijan) for already several days.
According to trustworthy sources, about 200 Azerbaijani soldiers rushed into the Armenian graveyard in Old Julfa situated on the bank of the Araxes river and began destroying the Armenian khachqars. The khachqars of the Armenian graveyard in Old Jugha were saved from the vandalism of the Azerbaijani in 2003 thanks to the interference of international community. The photo and TV shootings testify that the Azerbaijani carry out planned annihilation of the Armenian khachqars that belong to the cultural heritage of the humanity.
Mrs. Alaverdian stated that the Azerbaijani authorities try to annihilate all the proofs of the Armenian historical presence in the territory of Nakhijevan. This behavior of the Azeri authorities requires relevant response of the international structures for aversion of annihilation of cultural monuments aimed to settlement of political issues." We want to draw your attention to creation of an international commission consisting of the representatives of various countries, so that they would immediately arrive in Nakhijevan and represent the objective view on the situation. We emphasize that we should hurry, as each day new destructions are committed," Mrs. Alaverdian stated in the letter." I call for You to protect the Armenian historical and cultural monuments and immediately interfere with this act of vandalism. Such destruction of historical monuments are doubtlessly cultural terrorism against the Armenian people," RA Ombudswoman emphasized.
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