The Mother See has called on the Armenian government to prevent the destruction of Artsakh’s spiritual heritage

The Mother See strongly condemns the consistent destruction of Artsakh’s spiritual and cultural heritage by the Azerbaijani authorities. The Azerbaijani authorities have razed to the ground the St. Hakob Church in Stepanakert and the khachkars and monuments in the surrounding area, which, according to Azerbaijani sources, were allegedly illegal structures subject to dismantling. The Mother See also considers the information received about the destruction of the Mother Cathedral of the Holy Mother of God in Stepanakert as extremely worrying. Holy Etchmiadzin calls on the Head of the Armenian government to take urgent and effective steps to prevent the systematic appropriation and destruction of Artsakh’s spiritual and cultural heritage.