Sargsyan: Surb Khach monastery should be included in UNESCO world heritage listJuly 30, 2008 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan offered his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko to work for inclusion of Surb Khach monastery in UNESCO's world heritage list, UNIAN reports."I offered Mr Yushchenko to instruct our Foreign Ministries to take joint steps for inclusion of Surb Khach in UNESCO's world heritage list, like it was done in case with three Armenian churches in Iran. Surb Khach is one of the greatest Armenian historical monuments. It's not only an inseparable part of our culture but is also Crimea's pearl," President Sargsyan said. Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. Partner news |