The U.S. Embassy in Baku has reported that a recent attempt by U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Matt Bryza to visit the ruins of the 1,300 year old Armenian Cemetery in Djulfa, Nakhichevan was blocked by the same Azerbaijani Government which orchestrated its desecration some five years ago of this Armenian cultural and religious site, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“Ambassador Bryza’s done far too little, five years too late,” said Aram Hamparian, Executive Director of ANCA.

News of the Azerbaijani government’s refusal to allow Bryza access to the historic Armenian cemetery in Djulfa was revealed in a press release by the U.S. Embassy in Azerbaijan, which neither explained why the American Ambassador was denied entry, nor, what the U.S. response will be to this most recent example of the Azerbaijani government’s stonewalling.

Despite the real-time video of the cemetery’s destruction, detailed satellite imaging confirming the results of its demolition, and the widespread international condemnation of this assault on world heritage, the release only states that the Armenian khatchkars were “reportedly destroyed”, ANCA reports.