Arthur Poghosyan: “At UNESCO Azerbaijan’s Next Vandalism Was for the Benefit of Armenia”

YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS: "The art of Khachkars" exhibition will be summarized at the UNESCO headquarter of Paris. The next outburst of the Azerbaijani and Turkish aggression was recorded at the exhibition.

Arthur Poghosyan, the RA deputy culture minister, reported Armenpress that the conflict situation at UNESCO once again made the international community to focus on the Armenian khachkars and intangible cultural heritage values. He says once again the international community was informed about the vandalism, committed by the Turkish and Azerbaijani sides. According to him, the created conflict situation worked for the benefit of the Armenian side.

The deputy minister said during all the international events the Armenian side faces the Azerbaijani and Turkish sides' aggression. "However this will not frighten us: we will move forward more dynamically," he stated.

During "The art of Khachkars - Armenian cross-stones" exhibition, held June 15 at UNSECO Paris Office, the notes on the origin of the Armenian khachkars were not available. Only the date of the khachkars was written under the photos. The reason was that some of the khachkars are located in the territory of not only Armenia, but also neighbor countries – Turkey and Azerbaijan.