Memorandum of Cooperation for the Promotion of Cultural Heritage
The memorandum was signed by Executive Director of the Enotourism Council of Armenia NGO Tigran Martirosyan
A memorandum of cooperation has been signed between the RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the Enotourism Council of Armenia NGO, and the Areni-1 Cave Research Foundation.

The purpose of this cooperation is to prepare a nomination for “Areni-1 Cave and its surrounding winemaking landscape” in Vayots Dzor region and include it in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

The memorandum was signed by RA Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Alfred Kocharyan, Executive Director of the Enotourism Council of Armenia NGO Tigran Martirosyan, and Acting Director of the Areni-1 Cave Research Foundation Boris Gasparyan.

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Emphasizing the value of cultural heritage, its promotion, and transmission to future generations, the parties agreed to collaborate and carry out joint efforts to prepare the nomination of “Areni-1 Cave and its surrounding winemaking landscape” for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List.

Deputy Minister Alfred Kocharyan highlighted the importance of signing this memorandum, noting that, thanks to joint efforts, new monuments have been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List after years of hiatus, and this process must be continuous:

This work is also aimed at increasing the country’s visibility and promoting tourism”, said the Deputy Minister, expressing gratitude to the partners for their important joint efforts.