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French Minister condemns destruction of Deir ez-Zor Armenian church


Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Laurent Fabius
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Laurent Fabius

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Yerevan /Mediamax/. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France Laurent Fabius condemned the destruction of Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs in Deir ez-Zor.

 

“I condemn the destruction of Armenian Church of Holy Martyrs in Deir ez-Zor which was of great significance of the Armenian community. France welcomes the commitment of spiritual leaders of all the religions toward fighting for tolerance and respect for holy places irrespective of attacks and threats”, Laurent Fabius’s statement reads this.

 

The French Minister noted that Syrian and Iraqi national heritages are threatened and failing to protect cultural heritage is considered a war crime and all those responsible for that are punished by International Criminal Court.

 

“Together with the UNESCO, France is committed to enforcement of agreements on cultural heritage preservation especially in cases of armed conflict”, stressed the French FM.

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