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Nagorno Karabakh: Cultural Heritage

Commons · Question 13195 · Tabled 8 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 18 Nov 2024

Question

Asked by Sammy Wilson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made recent representations to his Azerbaijani counterpart on the protection of the cultural and religious heritage of Artsakh.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 18 Nov 2024

The UK Government is clear that the preservation of religious and cultural sites in the region is important. We are aware of allegations from both Armenia and Azerbaijan that cultural and religious sites have been deliberately damaged over the course of t...