Director General of World Heritage Sites Offers Condolences on the Passing of Engineer Varuzhan Arakelian

Farhad Azizi, Director General of World Heritage Sites, offered condolences in a message on the passing of Engineer Varuzhan Arakelian, a veteran and advocate in the conservation and restoration of Iran's historical heritage.

Farhad Azizi, Director General of World Heritage Sites, in a message, expressed his condolences on the death of engineer Varuzhan Araklian, one of the veterans and activists in the field of protection and restoration of Iran's historical heritage.

The passing away of engineer Varojan Araklian, one of the veterans and activists in the field of protection and restoration of Iran's historical heritage, is a sad loss for the country's cultural heritage community.

The cultural heritage of Iran is indebted to the efforts of good-minded and compassionate people who have spent their lives protecting the valuable monuments and relics of the past with their knowledge, expertise and love for the history and culture of this land. Engineer Araklian Zindayad was one of these efforts who devoted an important part of his professional life to the protection and restoration of historical buildings, especially the historical churches of Iran, and played an effective role in preserving these valuable manifestations of the country's cultural diversity and architectural heritage.

His valuable presence in the strategic board of the World Heritage Site of Historical Churches and the knowledge and experience he used in this direction is a permanent part of his professional record and services. Undoubtedly, the memory and name of this hard-working figure will live on among the lovers of cultural heritage and colleagues in this field, and the results of his efforts will continue in the path of protecting Iran's historical heritage.

I offer my condolences for the loss of this precious colleague to his esteemed family, the community of specialists in the restoration and preservation of historical monuments, and all colleagues and lovers of cultural heritage, and I wish the Almighty God's mercy and eternal peace for the deceased and patience for the survivors.