Kazan goes on air with participants of 36th session of UNESCO World heritage Committee

Telebridge between UNESCO members and their colleagues from Youth model of World heritage Committee was organized in Kazan within the framework of the 36th session of the UNESCO World heritage Committee being now held in St.Petersburg.

Chairman of the World heritage Committee, permanent representative of Russia to UNESCO Eleonora Mitrofanova addressed young activists with welcoming speech. She congratulated them on the beginning of work of Youth model of the UNESCO World heritage Committee.

Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev welcomed participants of the 36th session of the UNESCO World heritage Committee from Kazan. He informed that Eurasian forum of the Organization of World heritage cities will be held in Kazan on July 5-8. Participants of this event will discuss urgent problems on the topic “Heritage and innovations”.

Mintimer Shaimiev noted that people in Kazan follow the 36th session in St.Petersburg and discussions of complicated issues connected with preservation of objects included in World heritage list. In addition, he reminded that the Kazan Kremlin had become the object of UNESCO World heritage in 2000 and is an attractive historical world-class place.

Moreover, activity on restoration of Muslim holy place – ancient town of Bolgar and Orthodox holy place – island town Sviyazhsk is being implemented in Tatarstan, the state counselor stressed. He invited participants of the session to visit Tatarstan.

During the telebridge attendees of the 36th session answered questions of colleagues from Youth model of World heritage Committee.

Finally, Chairman of the World heritage Committee Eleonora Mitrofanova informed that participants of the 36th session of UNESCO World heritage Committee accepted the invitation of Mintimer Shaimiev and plan to arrive in Kazan in the nearest future.