  Samvel Karapetyan: Armenians do not desecrate gravesNovember 20, 2009 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baku's statements on demolition of Azeri graves in Nagorno Karabakh are false, said Samvel Karapetyan, the head of Research on Armenian Architecture NGO."There can be several gravestones in Aghdam which have just fallen. Armenians do not desecrate graves. But unfortunately the same cannot be said about Azerbaijan's behavior. We received photos of Armenian Voskakapat village of Getashen region, were the cemetery and the church were completely demolished," Karapetyan said. He also reminded that no Armenian monuments was left in Old Djugha. "There were 218 churches and a great number of khachkars. All were destroyed barbarously," Karapetyan said.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.”Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
