IRAN IS THE ONLY COUNTRY SURROUNDING ARMENIA AT THE TERRITORY OF WHICH ARMENIAN CULTURAL MONUMENTS ARE PRESERVED AND RECONSTRUCTED

ArmInfo
2008-07-16 16:41:00

Iran is the only country surrounding Armenia at the territory of
which Armenian cultural monuments are preserved and reconstructed,
journalist Tatul Hakopyan, which has recently returned from Iran,
said at today’s press-conference in Urbat club. He also added that
the true evidence of Iranians’ attitude towards the Armenian cultural
heritage is the fact that three Armenian monastery complexes, located
at the territory of Iran, have been recently included in the list of
UNESCO world cultural heritage, two of which are being reconstructed
at present.

‘It is strange that while Iranian people are trying to preserve and
restore Armenian cultural monuments at the right side of Arax, Armenian
cross stones and other cultural monuments were absolutely destroyed
at its left side, at the territory of Azerbaijan’, – Hakopyan said. To
recall, Armenian cemetery in Old Jugha was fully destroyed and turned
into a military polygon by the efforts of Azerbaijani authorities.

At present there are 400 Armenian churches and monasteries at
the territory of Iran. UNESCO made a decision to include Armenian
monasteries in the list of UNESCO Cultural Heritage at its 32nd
session, held on 2-10 July, in Quebec.