Today, the Armenian heritage of Nagorno-Karabakh, which has a rich history of thousands of years, is facing the threat of destruction and identity distortion.
According to "Armenpress", this was announced by Vahan Kostanyan, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, during his speech at the conference dedicated to the preservation of cultural heritage jointly organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports with UNESCO in Matenadaran. .
According to Vahan Kostanyan, attacks on cultural heritage are increasing in the modern world, and the denial of cultural identity is used as a tool to escalate conflicts and undermine international stability.
"False words are used, making culture a divisive tool instead of a unifying factor. "Unfortunately, even today, legally binding principles of international conventions and legally binding decisions of the United Nations International Court of Justice are being ignored, creating dangerous precedents that threaten the global system of cultural protection and reflect the weakening of international multilateral institutions and mechanisms," he noted. Vahan Kostanyan.
According to him, these difficult realities have also had serious consequences in the South Caucasus, in particular, in Nagorno-Karabakh, whose Armenian heritage with a rich history of thousands of years is facing the threat of destruction and identity distortion by Azerbaijan. is to strengthen institutions and instruments aimed at preserving cultural heritage, as well as to explore innovative ways to preserve the common heritage of humanity.
