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MKRTICH MINASYAN: UNESCO HAS NOT BEEN A GREAT HELP IN PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF KHACHKARS IN JULFA
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2010 - 17:25 AMT 13:25 GMT
UNESCO has not been a great help in preservation of cultural heritage,
seeing as no efforts were taken to prevent destruction of khachkars
in Julfa, which started back in 1960s, the chairman of Armenian
Architects' Union Mkrtich Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
The head of Research on Armenian Architecture NGO Samvel Karapetyan,
in turn, added, "To prevent acts of vandalism, Armenia should instigate
legal action against perpetrators."
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) declared the Armenian Khachkar (cross-stone) an intangible
cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. The decision to
classify the unique Armenian artwork was made on November 17 during
the fifth session of an intergovernmental committee of states signed
onto UNESCO's Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
December 16, 2010 - 17:25 AMT 13:25 GMT
UNESCO has not been a great help in preservation of cultural heritage,
seeing as no efforts were taken to prevent destruction of khachkars
in Julfa, which started back in 1960s, the chairman of Armenian
Architects' Union Mkrtich Minasyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
The head of Research on Armenian Architecture NGO Samvel Karapetyan,
in turn, added, "To prevent acts of vandalism, Armenia should instigate
legal action against perpetrators."
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) declared the Armenian Khachkar (cross-stone) an intangible
cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding. The decision to
classify the unique Armenian artwork was made on November 17 during
the fifth session of an intergovernmental committee of states signed
onto UNESCO's Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage.
From: A. Papazian