UNESCO Director-General visits the ancient capital of Hue.
On June 23rd, Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, visited Thua Thien-Hue province, touring the Hue Imperial Citadel complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site of tangible and intangible cultural heritage.
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visits the Imperial Citadel of Hue.
Photo: Quoc Viet/TXVN.
During the meeting, Mr. Nguyen Van Cao, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province, expressed his gratitude for UNESCO's support, assistance, and cooperation with Thua Thien Hue province over the years. He noted that Ms. Irina Bokova's visit was particularly significant as Thua Thien Hue province prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Hue Imperial Citadel Complex being recognized as a World Cultural Heritage site, and the 10th anniversary of Nha Nhac – Vietnamese Court Music – being recognized as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
For over 30 years, UNESCO has assisted Thua Thien Hue province in implementing numerous projects to protect, preserve, restore, and conserve the cultural relics of the ancient capital region in general, and the cultural relics within the Hue Imperial Citadel complex in particular. Ms. Irina Bokova's visit to Hue further strengthens the effective cooperation between UNESCO and Thua Thien Hue province.
Ms. Irina Bokova highly appreciated the effectiveness, efforts, and commitments of Thua Thien Hue province in protecting, preserving, and promoting cultural heritage. This visit reaffirmed the importance of cultural heritage values and the contributions of Vietnam, as well as Thua Thien Hue province, to the Hue Imperial Citadel Complex, a World Heritage site. Ms. Irina Bokova affirmed that in the future, UNESCO will continue to assist, cooperate with, and support Thua Thien Hue in preserving and protecting heritage, responding to climate change, especially in transferring expertise and sharing experiences in sustainable development; thereby attracting more participation from the community, localities, and people in the work of protecting and promoting cultural heritage values.
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