Armenia makes a point of preserving the cultural heritage in the Black Sea region, said Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Armenian National Assembly, speaking at the 43rd meeting of the Committee for Social, Cultural and Educational Affairs of the BSEC PA in Yerevan. In this light, Sharmazanov recalled the tragic facts of destruction of most of the Armenian cultural and historical monuments in Azerbaijan and Turkey. For example, he mentioned the desecration and destruction of the Armenian cemetery in Jugha (Nakhijevan).
"The world community must strongly condemn such vandalism that not only is aimed against the Armenian cultural-historical heritage, but also against historical heritage of the Christian world," Sharmazanov said.