Republican Party of Armenia

 Turkey has revised its preliminary list presented to UNESCO and made a suggestion to include 13 new monuments and groups of memorials. Examining those suggestions, among which was also presented city of Ani, UNESCO International Heritage committee has confirmed them on April 13, 2012. Armenpress was informed from "IKOMOS-Armenia" social organization that afterward among other unique values registered in the preliminary list of Turkey, historical city Ani also waits its turn to be registered in UNESCO International Heritage list.

UNESCO International Heritage preliminary lists are formed by International Heritage convention member-countries in pursuance of Convention's 11-th article, 1-st point. They are to be reviewed at least once in ten years. According to procedure any cultural value or value of nature cannot be registered in UNESCO International Heritage list if it is not presented in the preliminary list of that country. Turkey has presented Ani's justification as an "outstanding universal value" according to UNESCO 2-nd, 3-rd and 4-th standards. In that justification is especially mentioned the great influence of architectural school of Ani in the region and outside its borders, Ani as an unique example of Armenian culture, art, architecture, as well as of military architecture. In the justification of the suggestion is mentioned that Ani Gagkashen Grigor Lusavorich Church's design, which was built by architect Trdat in 1001, is greatly influenced by the temple Zvartnoch design which was built in the middle of 7-th century, and also many Byzantine Churches can be met which had the draft influence of Ani's Churches.