Azerbaijan elected to UNESCO cultural heritage committee
Azerbaijan has been elected a member of the UNESCO
Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Heritage for 2010-2014, the Foreign Ministry said.
The Committee, composed of 24 representatives, is considered one of the most influential institutions of the organization. It looks into the inclusion of intangible heritage samples in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO and adopts relevant decisions.
Azerbaijan’s membership will create suitable conditions for the country’s playing an important role in discussing preservation of the world’s intangible cultural heritage and in making efforts to include samples of Azerbaijan's cultural heritage in the Representative List, the ministry said.
The UNESCO General Assembly's third session, held in Paris June 22-24 with the participation of countries that have acceded to the Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage, held elections to the intergovernmental committee.
Armenia also nominated its candidacy for Committee membership, but lost in the elections after failing to gain enough votes.*
The Committee, composed of 24 representatives, is considered one of the most influential institutions of the organization. It looks into the inclusion of intangible heritage samples in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO and adopts relevant decisions.
Azerbaijan’s membership will create suitable conditions for the country’s playing an important role in discussing preservation of the world’s intangible cultural heritage and in making efforts to include samples of Azerbaijan's cultural heritage in the Representative List, the ministry said.
The UNESCO General Assembly's third session, held in Paris June 22-24 with the participation of countries that have acceded to the Convention on the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage, held elections to the intergovernmental committee.
Armenia also nominated its candidacy for Committee membership, but lost in the elections after failing to gain enough votes.*
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