Iran accuses Azerbaijan of appropriation of national valuesOctober 14, 2013 - 14:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Vice president and head of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), Mohammad Ali Najafi protested the replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb of the great Iranian poet Hakim Nizami by the Azeri government, IRNA said. He lodged an official protest to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb located in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja. In his letter to UNESCO Head Irina Bokova, Najafi described the Azerbaijani move in removing the centuries-old tiles from the tomb as incomprehensible and non-cultural. He also urged UNESCO, as the main trustee of cultural affairs in the international arena, to stop such non-cultural acts as soon as possible and restore the tomb to its original shape. In August, the director of Nezami Ganjavi Centre of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS), Khalil Yusifli, announced his center’s plan to replace the tiles inscribed with poems in the Persian language in Nezami’s mausoleum with analogous poems in the Azerbaijani language. Photo:dom-monet.ru Related links: Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |