The President of the Republic emphasizes the inclusion of the Babylonian monuments on the World Heritage List

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1-05-2019, 14:45

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Baghdad - INA

President Barham Salih held a telephone conversation with the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay, which he stressed the mobilization of support to ensure Iraq's vote in the inclusion of the Babylonian monuments on the World Heritage List.In order to expedite the completion of this file and achieve the desired result, President Salih will continue with the heads of the member states of the committee concerned in this regard and in coordination with the Ministry of Culture and the Governor of Babylon, a presidential statement said.

The telephone call, according to the statement, to the efforts of the Organization in the reconstruction of Mosul, especially the heritage sites in the city, praising the President of the role of the International Organization in its support for Iraq and adoption of files include the effects and historical areas within the list.