 Armenia's UNESCO Commission slams Azeris' "ISIS-style" destruction of church March 25, 2021 - 18:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Commission for UNESCO has strongly condemned Azerbaijan's "ISIS-style" destruction of an Armenian church in Mekhakavan (Jabrayil), which came under Baku's control in the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh). The Armenian church has been razed to the ground, according to a reportage published by the BBC. "Strongly condemn yet another act of cultural crime by Azerbaijan. As BBC found out, the Armenian church disappeared after Azerbaijan got control over it. Destruction was complete. The same church was vandalized during the recent aggression," the Commission said on Twitter. According to the Commission, the Armenian monuments of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) under Azerbaijani occupation are vandalized and destroyed the same way ISIS destroyed cultural heritage in the middle East.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
