We Live with a Gaze Directed at the Future and Reality” Galyan on the Decision to Remove Agrydag from Armenian Passports

Armenian Minister of Justice Sruhi Galyan commented on the decision to remove the image of Mount Agrydag (called Ararat in Armenia — ed.) from entry and exit stamps in the country’s passports, Armenian media report.

“How many times do you open a passport and look at the stamp to note that Ararat is there?” — she responded to journalists’ questions about why the authorities began a “campaign against Ararat”.

According to her, Agrydag is a biblical mountain for her, and when she sees it on a clear day on her way to work, the day begins well.

“We live with the idea of not forgetting our historical past, but with a view directed towards the future and reality,” the minister added.