YEREVAN. – Karen Balayan, President of AYAS Nautical Research Club of Armenia, considers the using of a drone to be a more effective way in the search for an Armenian church in Issyk-Kul, a lake in Kyrgyzstan.

Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am that the international expedition, which was planned in the last few years to find this church, did not take place for several technical reasons.

“In fact, two expeditions were being prepared,” he said. “A Russian-Kyrgyz-Armenian joint expedition was planned at Russia’s initiative. (…) So far they are silent, and we don’t show initiative, since we are not the [respective] funders.”

Karen Balayan said another respective expedition was planned with world-renowned Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov.

“He proposed an Armenian-Russian joint expedition,” Balayan added. “The problem is that he, Konyukhov, is constantly in expeditions.”

The President of AYAS recalled that his club has its view on exactly where to look for this Armenian church in Issyk-Kul. 

As per Karen Balayan, the water of this lake is very transparent, and this will facilitate the search with a drone.