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METROPOLITAN KLIMENT CONSIDERS THAT "MUCH IS DONE FOR PRESERVING CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL VALUES IN AZERBAIJAN"
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
MOSCOW, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The other day the
Press Service of Moscow Patriarchate spread a press release about
the meeting of Manager of the Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Kaluga
and Borovsko Kliment with Azerbaijani Ambassador Polad Byulbyuloghli,
during which, according to the Press Service, it was mentioned that
"today much is done both in Russia and in Azerbaijan for preserving
cultural and spiritual values." The Press Service does not mention,
whether at the meeting it was spoken about the khachkars (cross-stones)
destroyed in Nakhichevan. Whereas, the Yerkramas (Territory) newspaper
of Armenians of Russia reminds that the sitting of the Commission of
Public Chamber of RF on Issues of Cultural and Spiritual Heritage
presided over by Metropolitan Kliment was held on May 17 2006,
during which the issue "on application of the participants of Moscow
roundtable" "Armenian Cultural Monuments of Nakhichevan - Subject of
Vandalism of Azerbaijan" was considered. The Commission of Public
Chamber unanimously condemned the act of vandalism in Azerbaijan
towards monuments of Armenian spiritual culture in Old Jugha, as
well as expressed intention to jointly with the Chamber's interested
commissions on issues of tolerance and liberty of conscience, culture,
globalization and national strategy of development, international
cooperation and public diplomacy study the state and Azerbaijan's
preserving the cultural and spiritual heritage of other peoples,
which is the property of the world civilization.
Metropolitan Kliment also spoke during the exchange of opinions. He
declared that the destroyed Armenian historic and cultural monuments
were the property of the whole world civilization, their destruction
was an irreplaceable loss for the world cultural and historic heritage.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
June 05 2006
MOSCOW, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. The other day the
Press Service of Moscow Patriarchate spread a press release about
the meeting of Manager of the Patriarchate, Metropolitan of Kaluga
and Borovsko Kliment with Azerbaijani Ambassador Polad Byulbyuloghli,
during which, according to the Press Service, it was mentioned that
"today much is done both in Russia and in Azerbaijan for preserving
cultural and spiritual values." The Press Service does not mention,
whether at the meeting it was spoken about the khachkars (cross-stones)
destroyed in Nakhichevan. Whereas, the Yerkramas (Territory) newspaper
of Armenians of Russia reminds that the sitting of the Commission of
Public Chamber of RF on Issues of Cultural and Spiritual Heritage
presided over by Metropolitan Kliment was held on May 17 2006,
during which the issue "on application of the participants of Moscow
roundtable" "Armenian Cultural Monuments of Nakhichevan - Subject of
Vandalism of Azerbaijan" was considered. The Commission of Public
Chamber unanimously condemned the act of vandalism in Azerbaijan
towards monuments of Armenian spiritual culture in Old Jugha, as
well as expressed intention to jointly with the Chamber's interested
commissions on issues of tolerance and liberty of conscience, culture,
globalization and national strategy of development, international
cooperation and public diplomacy study the state and Azerbaijan's
preserving the cultural and spiritual heritage of other peoples,
which is the property of the world civilization.
Metropolitan Kliment also spoke during the exchange of opinions. He
declared that the destroyed Armenian historic and cultural monuments
were the property of the whole world civilization, their destruction
was an irreplaceable loss for the world cultural and historic heritage.