UNESCO official appreciates Ninh Binh for preserving and promoting heritage value

Secretary of the Ninh Binh provincial Party Committee Doan Minh Huan (R) and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations Firmin Edouard Matoko (Photo: baoninhbinh.org.vn)

UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations Firmin Edouard Matoko applauded the northern province of Ninh Binh for its determination, commitment and direction in preserving and promoting the value of Trang An heritage site.

The UNESCO official affirmed that UNESCO will always accompany the locality in preserving and promoting heritage values. He voiced approval and appreciation of the province's goals, visions and development orientations, saying that Ninh Binh has the foundation to become a millennium heritage city and a creative city in the future.

He said UNESCO will connect Ninh Binh with international experts in related fields and organise forums for the province to learn from similar models in the world.

At the same time, UNESCO will consider selecting Ninh Binh to host UNESCO conferences and share the province's experiences in heritage preservation and promotion as well as in the successful coordination with UNESCO and countries in the region.

Speaking at the working session, Secretary of Ninh Binh provincial Party Committee assessed that the visit by the UNESCO delegation is of great significance as it takes place when Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex celebrates the 10th anniversary of its UNESCO recognition as a World Cultural and Natural Heritage. He also expressed his hope that UNESCO will organise a forum in Ninh Binh to announce a manifesto or charter on Trang An and deliver specific messages about the heritage site development model that harmoniously combines conservation and community-based tourism development, as well as the close coordination between the State, businesses and people./.