  UNESCO can't take action for protection of historical monuments in KarabakhMay 15, 2008 - 16:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Protection of cultural monuments in Nagorno Karabakh is an important issue, UNESCODirector-General said. "Nagorno Karabakh is a political problem. No breakthrough has been achieved for its solution so far and UNESCO can't take action for protection of historical monuments there," Koïchiro Matsuura said. "UNESCO is not a political organization. We closely watch the developments but we can't interfere at the current stage of affairs." Mr Matsuura informed that UNESCO is planning to dispatch a fact-finding mission to the region but the terms have not been fixed yet. "It will not be an easy mission," he said, the Azeri Press Agency reports.   Top stories 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. 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".   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
