Armenia raises Azerbaijan's destruction of Karabakh heritage with UNESCOMarch 17, 2022 - 15:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay have discussed the deliberate destruction of Armenian heritage sites in the territories that came under the control of Azerbaijan after Baku's aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh. The two met in Paris on Wednesday, March 16, and Mirzoyan drew Azoulay's attention to the establishment of a state working group for the distortion of the Armenian monuments' identity. It was also emphasized during the meeting that such actions go against decision of the UN International Court of Justice on the protection of the Armenian historical, cultural and religious heritage. The Armenian Foreign Minister stressed the need for the urgent intervention of UNESCO to prevent the vandalism of the historical and cultural monuments of Artsakh, which are part of the universal cultural heritage. He also called prioritized the arrangement of fact-finding mission to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone proposed by the UNESCO Secretary-General. Mirzoyan also stressed that Armenia is expanding cooperation with UNESCO in the fields of education, science and communication. He noted that Armenia, as a member of the Executive Board of UNESCO, continues to be committed to the promotion of world peace, development and multilateralism, which are the pillars of the Organization. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. |