Karabakh offers to swap Azerbaijani paintings with Armenian treasuresOctober 27, 2021 - 10:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Lusine Karakhanyan has confirmed that after the First Karabakh War, Armenia possesses 4 dozen Azerbaijani paintings, which the Armenian side is ready to exchange, Aravot.am reports. The Minister noted that the Azerbaijani side, which had not expressed interest in said paintings for 30 years, has now been offered to exchange them for the Armenian cultural treasures trapped in Shushi. "This is paradoxical: they are not interested in their values, but are used to robbing others. I cannot say in detail what kind of works they are, I know that these are Azerbaijani paintings," Karakhanyan said. "We proposed this option within the cooperation with Russian peacekeepers immediately after the war, but these people are ignorant, this is a nation that does not value culture, but only steals culture. We are in such a difficult situation. The Russian peacekeeping contingent has cultural and educational personnel, and we worked with them." Russian peacekeepers were deployed to the region immediately after Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side returned all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |