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HERMITAGE DIRECTOR DENOUNCES DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN
MONUMENTS IN AZERBAIJAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: Director of
Hermitage Museum in Russian Saint Petersburg,
denounced on Tuesday destruction of Armenian cultural
and historical monuments in Azerbaijan, saying
destruction of such monuments was a crime irrespective
of where it takes place.
The director of one of the world's richest museums,
Boris Piotrovski, has come to Armenia to deliver a
series of lectures to students. Piotrovski said the
recent destruction of an old Armenian cemetery in
Nakhichevan enclave of Azerbaijan was also a cultural
crime. He said the order to destroy the cemetery was
politically motivated.
Piotrovski said international organizations should
be more resolute in fighting back and preventing
similar crimes.
HERMITAGE DIRECTOR DENOUNCES DESTRUCTION OF ARMENIAN
MONUMENTS IN AZERBAIJAN
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS: Director of
Hermitage Museum in Russian Saint Petersburg,
denounced on Tuesday destruction of Armenian cultural
and historical monuments in Azerbaijan, saying
destruction of such monuments was a crime irrespective
of where it takes place.
The director of one of the world's richest museums,
Boris Piotrovski, has come to Armenia to deliver a
series of lectures to students. Piotrovski said the
recent destruction of an old Armenian cemetery in
Nakhichevan enclave of Azerbaijan was also a cultural
crime. He said the order to destroy the cemetery was
politically motivated.
Piotrovski said international organizations should
be more resolute in fighting back and preventing
similar crimes.