The Iranian city of Tabriz will be home to an Armenian museum, according to Ahmad Hamzaehzadeh, the head of the provincial chapter of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department.

Hamzaehzadeh made the remarks on Wednesday, April 27 when meeting with Head of the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan, Grigor Chiftchian, stressing that that preservation of historical Armenian monuments is among the department’s key responsibilities, IRNA wrote.

He added that the province of East Azerbaijan hosts invaluable Armenian monuments such as the Saint Stepanos Monastery, which is one of the landmarks on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

"Due to the existence of numerous Armenian monuments in the province, special measures have been taken by the General Directorate for restoration, protection and maintenance, and the re-establishment of the Armenian Museum in Tabriz is on the agenda," said.

Several of Iran's millennia to century old Armenian monasteries and churches, including the Saint Stepanos Monastery, have been inscribed in the UNESCO world heritage list, under the name of the "Armenian Monastic Ensemble of Iran".