Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001179/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Costas Mavrides (S&D)
Further to question E-001888/2021[1] on the desecration of the only remaining Armenian monastery located in the Turkish-occupied Pentadaktylos, the Commission stated in its concluding statement that ‘the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage will start the conservation works as soon as they can be safely implemented’. However, the Armenian community in Cyprus has called for immediate action, warning of a cultural tragedy, as the Armenian Monastery, exposed to the weather and vandals, has been reduced to ruins.
In the past, the Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage in Cyprus carried out a feasibility study for the monastery complex and its partial restoration, funded by the UNDP-PFF. The conservation works started in early 2020, but were interrupted a month later due to the pandemic and since then there has been no update on the Committee’s activities.
In light of the above:
- 1.Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 requires reporting on financial support implemented under the financial assistance programme for the Turkish Cypriot community. Can the Commission explain why the Armenian Monastery is missing from these reports[2]?
- 2.Given the situation, what immediate actions could the Commission take to support the conservation and protection of the Monastery?
Submitted: 19.3.2025