Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute Hayk Demoyan said that throughout its history Turkey has been destroying Armenian monuments, roughly violating the Treaty of Lausanne. Destruction of cultural heritage is a punishable offence, while Armenia has all facts proving destruction of Armenian monuments at Turkey’s territory, Demoyan told Cultural Genocide international conference in Yerevan. According to him, Armenia is ready to provide these facts to any international institution.

“We should act efficiently and adequately estimate the actions similar to destruction of Armenian monuments in Julfa,” the historian said. According to him, feeling the approaching threat, today Turkey states about its readiness to reconstruct Surb Khach Church of Akhtamar Island, however, it is a lie. “Through these statements Ankara wants to divest itself of responsibility,” Mr. Demoyan noted.