April 11, 2006 - 16:33 AMT
Italian Government Assigned 35 Thousand Euros for Reconstruction of Armenian Monuments
The Italian Government has allocated 35 thousand euros for reconstruction of Armenian monuments, Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs Gagik Gyurjyan reported at a news conference in Yerevan. In his words, the means will be spent to restore four temple complexes - Amberd, Yereruyk, Marmashen, Kohbayr. «The monuments are restored within Italian Government's long-term program in Armenia. Foreign experts, architects, archaeologists and geologists will be invited to Armenia for providing consultation,» the Armenian Deputy Minister of Culture said. Gyurjyan also remarked that the Milan Center for Study and Documentation of Armenian Monuments will implement the program in question, reports Novosti-Armenia.