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Azerbaijani authorities ban US diplomats from visiting Armenian cemetery
news.am
November 03, 2012 | 22:28
BAKU. - Azerbaijan authorities continue the policy of concealing the
true facts from the world community. In particular, they ban U.S.
ambassadors to visit to the Armenian cemetery.
According to the statement, the Nakhijevan authorities rejected to
allow the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar to visit
the Armenian cemetery in the Old Julfa, due to `security issues.' What
could have threatened the diplomat in an ancient cemetery is still
unclear.
The ambassador claimed that he regrets that the officials rejected his
visit to the cemetery due to security issues and get acquainted with
the situation in the site. Preservation of the national heritage in
the region is important for the future of the world. Due to the
Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] conflict the region has already lost great
deal of monuments, APA quoted Morningstar.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani authorities have also banned the visit by the
U.S. previous ambassador Matthew Bryza to the same cemetery.
news.am
November 03, 2012 | 22:28
BAKU. - Azerbaijan authorities continue the policy of concealing the
true facts from the world community. In particular, they ban U.S.
ambassadors to visit to the Armenian cemetery.
According to the statement, the Nakhijevan authorities rejected to
allow the U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Richard Morningstar to visit
the Armenian cemetery in the Old Julfa, due to `security issues.' What
could have threatened the diplomat in an ancient cemetery is still
unclear.
The ambassador claimed that he regrets that the officials rejected his
visit to the cemetery due to security issues and get acquainted with
the situation in the site. Preservation of the national heritage in
the region is important for the future of the world. Due to the
Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] conflict the region has already lost great
deal of monuments, APA quoted Morningstar.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani authorities have also banned the visit by the
U.S. previous ambassador Matthew Bryza to the same cemetery.