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U.S. Cultural Property Advisory Committee Open Session: Opposition to the Turkey MoU Renewal

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  • September 15, 2025
  • Monday, 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
  • Virtual join access is visible after booking confirmation.
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The interior of the Ani Cathedral. (For a sense of its scale, note the two people sitting on the bottom right of the image.)

The Armenian Bar Association has submitted a comprehensive public comment urging CPAC to deny the renewal in its current form. The submission exposes Turkey’s ongoing cultural appropriation, destruction of minority heritage, and misuse of international agreements to claim ownership over Armenian and other non-Turkish cultural property.

Read More: Armenian Bar Association Urges U.S. State Department to Reject Agreement with Turkey to Avoid Misappropriation and Destruction of Armenian Cultural Heritage

Join the Virtual Open Session

The virtual open session of the Committee meeting will be held on September 15, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. (EDT) using  Zoom.

To Observe: Anyone may observe the open session virtually, but they will not be able to speak. It is not necessary to pre-register to observe. If needed, please request reasonable accommodation by email to [email protected] no later than September 8, 2025. It may not be possible to fulfill requests made after that date.

Zoom Information: https://statedept.zoomgov.com/j/1614319681?pwd=lfeXSjBwzy3JNfyOPcqxS9GkgAmp4G.1
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