[caption id="attachment_49711" align="alignright" width="180"] The statue of renowned Persian poet Nezami Ganjavi in Ganja, Azerbaijan[/caption]
Tehran, Oct 12, IRNA - Vice president and head of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO), Mohammad Ali Najafi protested to replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb of the great Iranian poet Hakim Nizami by the Azeri government.
He lodged an official protest to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over replacement of the Persian inscriptions on the tomb which is located in the Azerbaijani city of Ganja.

In his letter to UNESCO Head Irina Bokova, Najafi described the Azarbaijan move in removing the centuries-old tiles from the tomb as incomprehensible and non-cultural.

He also urged UNESCO as the main trustee of cultural affairs in the international arena to stop such non-cultural acts as soon as possible and revert the tomb to its original shape.

By IRNA

 

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