Uzbekistan is taking part in the UNESCO meeting. Several meetings are planned within the framework of the session, as well as the discussion of further cooperation between the international organization and Uzbekistan.
The 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee started in Baku yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan reports.
The delegation from Uzbekistan headed by Aziz Abdukhakimov, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the National Commission for UNESCO, is taking part in this event.
Within the framework of the session, meetings are planned with Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Ali Ahmadov, Minister of Culture Abulfas Garayev, Minister of Education Jeyhun Bayramov, as well as Chairman of the State Agency for Tourism Development Fuad Nagiyev and Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center Mechtild Rossler.
Uzbekistan has been cooperating with UNESCO for many years. For example, the Navruz holiday has recently been included in the list of intangible cultural heritage of the organization.
During the Baku session of the Committee, 36 out of 42 proposals for inclusion in the World Heritage List will be considered, including six natural, 28 cultural and two mixed natural and cultural monuments.
The session agenda includes a hearing of the report on the implementation of the budget for 2018-2019; discussions will take place on proposals related to the budget of the World Heritage Fund for 2020-2021.
Among other planned events are the hearings of advisory bodies, the nomination of files proposed for the for inclusion in the World Heritage List, and discussions on the preservation of monuments included in the list.
