ArmInfo.On the initiative of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (ANAS) and Artsak Research Center, a 3-day international conference entitled "Problems and challenges of protection of spiritual and cultural heritage of Artsakh" was held in Stepanakert, October 8 to 11.
Experts from North Ossetia and Dagestan, Germany, Switzerland and Russia participated in the conference.
The conference discussed Azerbaijan's policy of appropriation and problems of preserving Artsakh's spiritual, historical and cultural heritage.
Thousands of monuments and pieces of Artsakh's spiritual and cultural heritage are faced with a threat of destruction in Azerbaijan-occupied territories now.