ARMENIA AGAIN DENIED AZERI NEXT PROVOCATION ON DESTRUCTION OF ISLAMIC HISTORICAL MONUMENTS IN KARABAKHJuly 3, 2002 - 18:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The resolution passed the other day by the Organization of Islamic conference, stating about destruction of Azeri historical monuments "on the territories occupied by Armenians," is the Azeri party's next provocative move. Assistant chief of department of protection of historical monuments under the Armenian ministry of culture, sport and youth affairs Koryun Gafadarian stated it. He reminded that Azerbaijan had already appealed to UNESCO on such question, but the question was settled after documentary disproof was presented by the Armenian party. In Gafadarian's words, such statements of Azerbaijan are conditioned by the fact that in its time a conference raising the question of destruction of Armenian historical monuments situated in the territories of states bordering with Armenia was held in Strasbourg. The next conference on protection of historical monuments with Armenia participating, which only considers their seismic protection, is being held in Tbilisi at present, Gafadarian reported. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |