13 minutes agoSerbia announces candidacy for U Executive Board NESTO
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(3 years ago)Serbia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic, announced on November 9th Serbia's candidacy for membership at the Executive Board of the United Nations Agency for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). He made this announcement during the speech before the General Assembly of U NESTO's in Paris. For the new members of the Board [...]
Serbia's Foreign Affairs Minister, Ivica Dacic, announced on November 9th Serbia's candidacy for membership at the Executive Board of the United Nations Agency for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
He made this announcement during the speech before the General Assembly of U NESTO's in Paris.
For the new members of the Executive Board, it will be voted on November 15th, and the candidates are Albania, Russia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Uzbekistan.
Serbia, which does not recognise Kosovo's independence, opposes Kosovo's membership in the UN and international organisations, including U n NESTO.
So far, Serbia has lobbied against Kosovo's accession to U NESTO.
During his speech, Dacic said that Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo is at risk, adding that the <x0-strong international troops -- tasked with preserving Serbian cultural heritage -- are located only in certain cultural assets”.
He estimated that the Serbian cultural and historical heritage in Kosovo, where there are 1,300 holy sites, is of great importance not only when it comes to Serbia's national identity, but also represents a valuable share of European and global cultural heritage”. According to him, this legacy “is subject to reappointed efforts, reviewing historical facts and physical desecration”.
Authorities in Kosovo believe with membership in U NESTO, many cultural heritage objects in Kosovo would enjoy an international protection.
Three Orthodox monasteries in Kosovo are under U protection NESTO: Peja Patricka, Decani Monastery, Gracanica, but also the Church of St. Friday in Prizren.
Under the agreement reached between Kosovo and Serbia earlier this year for normalisation of reports, Serbia has been urged not to undermine Kosovo's membership in international organisations.
The agreement Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Serbia's president, Aleksandar Vuciq, also envisions a high level of protection of Serbian cultural and religious sites, according to existing European models.
