January 30, 2009 - 18:59 AMT
Documentary on destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in Georgia screened in Yerevan
"Silence", a documentary on destruction of the Armenian cultural heritage in Georgia was screened in Yerevan yesterday.

Video filming of construction of Sameba temple in Havlabar, where burials of Armenian Khojivank pantheon were found, were presented. Moreover, the film shows how gravestones from Khojivank were used in construction of road kerbs in Tbilisi.

"Silence" also presents a chronology of events which took place in Surb Norashen Armenian church lately: demolition of the fence between Surb Norashen abd Djvaris-mama Georgian church, transportation of gravestones from Mleti Georgian village to Norashen yard.

Assimilation of Armenians was also one of the topics.