The Azerbaijani side rejected Tbilisi’s proposal to exchange other territory for David Gareja monastery complex.

According to Kakheti news centre, the Georgian side offered Azerbaijan to shift the border to the south of Udabno cave, but the Azerbaijani side refused to do so.

As NEWS.am reported previously, the ancient Georgian cultural and religious monastery is contentious and the Georgian-Azerbaijani border needs to be clarified. The monastery is divided between the two countries. Georgia proposed Azerbaijan to exchange other territory for the remainder of David Gareja because of its historical and cultural significance to Georgians. Baku disapproves of this land swap because of David Gareja’s strategic military importance.

Today, the monastery is on the territory of Azerbaijan, Georgia online reports.