Vladimir Karapetian, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responds to a question by “Armenpress” News Agency on the cancellation of the visit of the PACE subcommittee on cultural issues to the region

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Vladimir Karapetian, Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responds to a question by “Armenpress” News Agency on the cancellation of the visit of the PACE subcommittee on cultural issues to the region
August 29, 2007

Question: How do you interpret the failure of the visit by the delegation of the PACE subcommittee on cultural issues to the region?

Answer: Armenia places great significance on the visit of the cultural monuments assessment mission to the region, and particularly to Nakhijevan. We had ourselves initiated the idea of visits to the region by PACE, the European Parliament as well as UNESCO, for the purpose of assessing the condition of cultural monuments.

I think it is important to note that Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh had given the O’Hara delegation their agreement regarding the mission.
We are informed that this PACE delegation had decided to visit the region at the beginning of September, after several postponements. I regret that the visit has now apparently been cancelled as a result of the non-constructive stance of the Azerbaijani side, due solely to their intent to veil the demolition of Armenian monuments in Nakhijevan.

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