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Nagorno Karabakh: Cultural Heritage

Asked by Sammy WilsonDemocratic Unionist PartyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 18 November 2024UIN 13195

The question

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.

Answered by Stephen Doughty

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 the decades-long conflict between the two states. The UK Government has raised the topic of religious and cultural destruction with the Azerbaijani Government on many occasions and continues to press for the protection of sites of significance.

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