Armenia to Raise Old Djulfa Issue in Strasbourg

PanARMENIAN.Net - December 6 in Strasbourg, during the meeting with Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis and other top officials Armenia will once again raise the issue of demolition of Armenian khachkars in Old Djulfa (Nakhichevan), RA FM Vartan Oskanian told a news conference in Yerevan. He said Armenia is ready to host the CoE Mission for protection of historical monuments and furnish the essential evidence of barbarian destruction of khachkars. "After visiting Strasbourg I will head for Brussels to discuss the Armenia-EU action plan, which is a priority of Armenia's foreign policy for 2007," he said.