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Armenians plan to spend $120,000 on archeological excavations in occupied Azerbaijani region

19 March 2007 [17:34] - TODAY.AZ
Armenians plan to spend $120,000 on archeological excavations in the occupied Azerbaijani region of Aghdam within coming two months, Armenian archeologist Hamlet Petrosyan.

Petrosyan said that $50,000 was allocated by Switzerland Armenian Union. Negotiations are being held with the Diasporas for allocation of the rest sum.

Petrosyan claims that during the excavations carried out in Aghdam by Armenia Ethnography Institute under this leadership, the expedition discovered a settlement established by ancient "Armenian tsar Tigran."

Petrosyan said that virtual model of the village Tigranakert has already been preparedsaid, APA reports quoting Armenian press.

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