PACE mission on cultural monuments to visit Armenia and Azerbaijan in MayFebruary 20, 2007 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The PACE (Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe) mission on cultural monuments will visit the Southern Caucasus in May of 2007, said Edward O'Hara, reporter on cultural heritage of PACE Commission for science, education and culture. He said the visit of mission scheduled for autumn of last year did not took place because of weather conditions, and they decided to fulfil that visit till summer. E. O'Hara underlined the members of mission have not coordinated a lot of issues yet. "The mission under my supervision is not dealing with policy but historical-cultural monuments and their states. I never make political statements. Just the opposite, I am trying to separate policy from culture," he stressed, APA reports. The PACE mission is going to examine the Armenian cemetery in Old Djugha in Nakhichevan, barbarously destroyed by Azeris, as well as other monuments on territories of Armenia and Azerbaijan. Top stories 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". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |