Restoring Ani: Armenian specialists expect to be part of Turkey-led efforts for ancient Armenian capital

GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN ArmeniaNow reporter  16/11/2012 The first stage of restoration works of Armenia’s most beautiful ancient capital Ani in modern-day Turkey (Western Armenia) has been completed, but the issue of Armenian experts’ participation in the three-year restoration project of Ani’s four churches is yet unresolved. For several years now Turkish press has been trumpeting that the Turkish government is spending huge money on the restoration of medieval city of Ani, which is in ruins