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Azerbaijan’s actions manifestations of vandalism, aimed at depriving the Shushi Mother Cathedral of its Armenian identity – Armenia’s MFA on Azerbaijan’s actions at Shushi’s Ghazanchetsots Cathedral
The actions being carried out by Azerbaijan at the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral of the Holy Savior in Shushi are deplorable, as there are already many precedents for the destruction of Armenian places of worship, monuments, as well as for justification of such actions, Armenia’s MFA said in a statement regarding the construction works at the Holy Ghazanchetsots Cathedral being carried out by Azerbaijan.
“Among the many war crimes committed by the Azerbaijani armed forces during the aggression against Artsakh is the deliberate targeting of the Shushi Ghazanchetsots Cathedral with high precision weapons twice within a day, followed by the act of vandalism after the ceasefire was established.
Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia regarding the construction works at the Holy Ghazanchetsots Cathedral being carried out by Azerbaijan
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Armenia Condemns Azeri ‘Destruction’ Of Karabakh Church
Մայիս 04, 2021
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Armenia accused Azerbaijan on Tuesday of vandalizing Nagorno-Karabakh’s largest Armenian church located in the Azerbaijani-controlled town of Shushi (Shusha).
Photographs taken from nearby hills and publicized on Monday showed the Holy Savior Cathedral stripped of its conical dome and cross that was perched on it. Other parts of the 19
th century church, commonly known as Ghazanchetsots, were covered in scaffolding.
Azerbaijani authorities did not immediately comment on those changes. Karabakh’s human rights ombudsman, Gegham Stepanian, said they are trying to “distort” the appearance of the white stone church “under the guise of renovation works.”
The Ghazanchetsots Cathedral in Shushi is being dismantled by Azerbaijanis
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned and deplored reports indicating that Azerbaijan, which currently occupies Shushi in Artsakh, has begun dismantling the Ghazachetsots Cathedral, which was heavily damaged when Azerbaijani forces bombed the iconic church during the war last year.
On Monday, Artsakh’s Human Rights Defender raised the alarm by posting a picture of the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral that is surrounded by scaffolding in what appears to be construction work in progress. The dome of the church and other distinguishing Armenian elements on the building appear to have been erased.