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WCC letter to UNESCO on Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh’s Armenian historical, religious and cultural heritage

World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca urges the protection of religious and cultural monuments the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh region in a 23 November letter to Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO.

General Secretary

24 November 2020

Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh

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WCC letter to UNESCO regarding the Nagorno-Karabakh

In a 23 November letter to Audrey Azoulay, director-general of UNESCO, World Council of Churches (WCC) interim general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Ioan Sauca urged the protection of religious and cultural monuments the Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh region.

WCC letter to UNESCO on Nagorno-Karabakh/Artsakh’s Armenian historical, religious and cultural heritage

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