On, an international conference on the topic “Problems and Threats in the Protection of the Spiritual and Cultural Heritage of Artsakh” was held in October 8-11 2022 in Stepanakert. The conference discussed the priority issues of the policy of the historical and cultural heritage of Artsakh, the mechanisms of the Azerbaijani policy of misappropriation, the history of the Albanian Church, the issues of preserving and presenting the spiritual and material heritage of Artsakh to the public. Prominent scientists and researchers from the Republic of Artsakh, the Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation participated in the conference.

Members of the “Artsakh Cultural Heritage Monitoring” team (www.monumentwatch.org) made presentations as well:

Petrosyan Hamlet

"Medieval Culture of Artsakh in the Context of Azerbaijani-Armenian «polemics»"

Petrosyan Hamlet, Muradyan Haykuhi

"Priority Issues of Artsakh Policy in the Field of Cultural Heritage at the Current Stage"

Kirakosyan Lyuba,

"The architectural heritage of Artsakh: academicism and distortion"

Yeranyan Nzhdeh,

"The current state of the study of the ancient culture of Artsakh and Azerbaijani excursions"

Armine Gabrielyan,

"The Culture of Jar Burials and the Cultural-Ethnic Image of Artsakh-Utik in the Ancient Period"

Tigranyan Armine,

"The International System for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Artsakh".