YEREVAN, MAY 2. ARMINFO. Armenia loses an unique and picturesque monument of its nature – “The symphony of stones” located close to the 1th century pagan temple of Garni in the gorge of Azat river. Some local residents, with approval of rural administration were engaged in truly vandalism, “felling” magnificent basalt broadstones created by nature itself as building materials.
“Head of rural administration is responsible for any actions”, Chief of territorial administration department of the Kotayk region Stepan Ghazaryan stated ARMINFO. The same response was also received from Armenian Ministry of nature protection. Ministry’s press-secretary Artsrun Pepanyan informed that territory does not a nature-conservative so “Ministry does not have a legal right to punish anybody”. It is not known if government interferes in this deal, however, it is a fact that vandals had already not left “a stone standing”.
As ARMINFO leaks out, basalt broadstones finished by nature within hundreds of years became necessary for rural “businessmen” for sale. These broadstones as perfect by their form that they will be used in construction without any additional processing. According to unspecified information, “legal” permission of cut off the stones was given by the head of Garni’s rural community Ashot Vardanyan himself. He refuses to answer on journalists’ phone calls.
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