Shafaqna English- Iran called for strengthened international cooperation, particularly from UNESCO, to assess, document, and restore Iranian cultural heritage damaged in US-Israeli attacks.
An official from Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Tourism, Farhad Azizi Zelani, made the remarks during a meeting in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, where they discussed the latest status of Iran’s cultural heritage and prospects for expanding cooperation.
The Iranian official outlined Iran’s main demands and expectations of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, including the use of the body’s technical, specialized, and international capacities, and called for international experts to assess the condition of Iranian monuments damaged in the recent war.
The UNESCO official, for his part, emphasized support for cultural heritage inscribed on the World Heritage List and announced plans to dispatch UNESCO representatives to assess the extent of the damage and to explore ways of providing support and cooperation.
Sources: IRNA