Armenian bread Lavash has
been included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage of Humanity during the Wednesday meeting of the UNESCO
Intangible Cultural Heritage committee.
"Lavash,
the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an
expression of culture in Armenia" has been included in the list. The
Committee decided that this element satisfies the criteria for inscription
on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
of Humanity.
It is
practically for a year as Armenia's wish to present lavash for inclusion
in the given list, causes serious
quarrels in Iran and Azerbaijan.
This year the Azerbaijani party sent an official letter that
contained objections and remarks regarding the possibility of inclusion
of lavash in the UNESCO list. As a
result, Armenian scientists
were forced to reply to all the voiced objections.
Some
experts from Iran also voiced a viewpoint that lavash is an ancient
type of the Iranian bread. Some of them even called on Iran itself
to present lavash for inclusion in the UNESCO list.
Meanwhile,
as Armenia's Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan told Arminfo
correspondent earlier, at the official level Iran presented no
objection regarding Armenia's application.
Anyway,
UNESCO's decision has put a full stop in the "bread matter".
To add,
lavash is the fourth cultural item
presented by Armenia that is
included in the UNESCO list. The first is the national epos "David
Sasunsky", the second - the art of cross stone and the third - the music of duduk.