Culture denies the existence of a UNESCO title to remove the marshes from the World Heritage List

Baghdad-INA  
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities denied today, Sunday, the existence of an address by UNESCO to remove the marshes from the World Heritage List, while stressing that the water levels in the marshes are reasonable and there is no threat of drying it out.  

The official spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Al- Elayawi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the water levels in the marshes are reasonable and have not been exposed to drought," stressing that "there is no threat to the drying up of the marshes."

He added, "The file of the marshes includes both cultural and environmental aspects, as the Ministry of Environment is responsible for the water file in cooperation with Turkey and Iran," noting that "the water levels are supposed to remain at its current level and preserve it, because its drought will put the country in front of the problem of removing the marshes from the World Heritage List." ".

Regarding the presence of a UNESCO letter to remove the marshes, Al-Elayawi affirmed that "the ministry has not yet received formal officially from UNESCO to remove the marshes from the World Heritage List."
He added, "The ministry denies what was reported by some media and news websites during the past days about the presence of the letter, as this matter is inaccurate and untrue."