18/04/2011 11:21
Dismantling of monument to Armenian-Turkish friendship starts
The local authorities of the city of Kars have started dismantling the monument to Armenian-Turkish friendship.
The demolition started on Sunday, 1news.az reported citing local media.
After being dismantled the monument will be broken into two pieces.
The decision to dismantle the monument to Armenian-Turkish friendship was adopted on February 1. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for the demolition of the monument when visiting Kars, calling the monument “ugly.”