A draft resolution on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh has been submitted to the European Parliament. It is expected that the document will be discussed and voted on on March 10.

The draft resolution expresses deep concern about the narrative spread by Azerbaijan, in which Armenian cultural heritage sites are presented as having Albanian origin, and Armenian monuments are renamed as Caucasian-Albanian.

The creation of a new working group, which is tasked with erasing fictitious inscriptions from religious or historical monuments in the part of Nagorno-Karabakh under its control, is condemned as an unlawful plunder of the cultural heritage of neighboring peoples in order to deprive them of their historical memory.

This decision violates the spirit of the judgments of the International Court of Justice of December 7, 2021, the document says.

In addition, the resolution requires Azerbaijan to provide relevant entities, such as UNESCO, Aliph or Iconem, with access to heritage sites in the territories under its control in order to be able to start their inventory and ensure their protection. She also urges not to interfere with Armenian heritage sites before the UNESCO assessment mission, and to consult with Armenian and international cultural heritage experts before and during intervention in Armenian cultural heritage sites.

The document also expresses concern over the renewed clashes on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, which resulted in human casualties, and calls on the parties to refrain from the use of force and continue the recently launched political dialogue.