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22 July 2003 - 15:17 AMT

AZERIS KEEP DESTROYING ARMENIAN CULTURE VESTIGES IN THEIR TERRITORY

Armenian frontier troops watched Azeris destroying Armenian temple of St. Sargis situated in Kazakh region of Azerbaijan. As reported by “Azg” newspaper, in the words of Samvel Karapetian, chief of a non-governmental organization for study of the Armenian architecture, the temple history goes back to 1163, and the temple unique frescos, being of high historical value, are mentioned for the first time in XIII century. “Now Azeris set about destroying Armenian historical monuments, which they had called “Afghan,” S. Karapetian said.