Activists demand return monuments taken from Armenian regions for exhibition purpose

Historic Cultural Preservation civil initiative has released a statement calling on Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan to return the pieces of cultural monuments taken from country’s regions to expose them at an exhibition.

The activists say they will do everything possible to prevent the conduction of the exhibition.

In the statement the members of the initiative claim that many have forgotten about it but they still remember and will fight for the suspension of the exhibition that violates the laws and is anti-national.

The members of the initiative met with the organizers of the exhibition and employees of the Culture Ministry as well as raised the issue in the Public Council. “Unfortunately the latter has chosen the way of ‘peaceful settlement of the conflict’ which means calming down the passions without the solution of the issue which is not expedient in this case as the raised issue relates to the protection of cultural values,” the statement runs.

The initiative also cited a part of the Armenian law “About Historic and Cultural Monuments” urging the ministry officials to first get acquainted with it and not make funny statements.

They once again urged the minister to annul the conduction of the exhibition and said they will do everything to prevent it and protect the monuments.