Monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh region left unattended

Many historical-cultural monuments in Nagorno-Karabakh’s Kashatagh region are in a dire need of protection, an editor of a local publication has said in Yerevan.

“Thousands of historical monuments in the region are the best evidence that the territory is Armenian. So our demand is to have them at least reinforced,” Zohrap Erkoyan, the editor-in-chief of the Meran newspaper, told a news conference on Saturday.

The best monument, he said, is the Varazgom monastery, a 9th century construction that needs renovation.

“Besides, there are 18th century churches which also need repairs,” he said, adding that the region also has rock carved churches whose repairs require very small costs.