UNESCO mulls state of war-damaged cultural heritage

A delegation led by the head of the State Service for the Protection, Development, and Restoration of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Azad Jafarli, visited Paris, where the UNESCO headquarters is located, in order to participate in a meeting of the ad hoc Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.

Report informs with reference to the State Service that the meeting discussed issues of strengthening the mechanisms for monitoring and controlling the implementation of the Second Protocol of the Hague Convention "For the Protection of Cultural Property in Times of Armed Conflict" of 1954, as well as further effective application of these mechanisms.

The Permanent Delegate of Azerbaijan to UNESCO, Elman Abdullayev, took part in the meeting.

The delegation informed the participants of Azerbaijan's position. Relevant comments and proposals were made in connection with the subject discussed on the agenda of the meeting.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan was unanimously elected to the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict in December 2021.