Armenia, during occupation period wanted to destroy Azerbaijan's cultural heritage - National Commission for UNESCO

Emil Ahmadov, Second Secretary of National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO

© APA | Emil Ahmadov, Second Secretary of National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO

# 23 October 2023 10:16 (UTC +04:00)

"During the occupation period, Armenia wanted to destroy hundreds historical, cultural heritage of Azerbaijan, this is cultural genocide," said Emil Ahmadov, Second Secretary of National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO during his speech at Silk Road Volga-Caspian Corridor First Annual Sub-regional Conference held in Baku, APA reports.

He added that some of the mentioned monuments were completely destroyed and some of them were seriously damaged: "But regardless of its origin, Azerbaijan works to protect all these monuments."

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