Pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery Listed by UNESCO

On December 17, during the 15th session of the intergovernmental committee for UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held online, a decision was made to include the application for the "Pilgrimage to St. Thaddeus Apostle Monastery" submitted jointly by Armenia and Iran in UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This information was reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia.

The head of the Armenian delegation, Armenia's Permanent Representative to UNESCO, Ambassador Kristian Ter-Stepanian, expressed gratitude to the committee for the inclusion of the