Vietnam has proactively expanded its cooperation with other countries and international organisations in preserving and upholding values of UNESCO-recognised heritage pieces, a representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has said.
Katherine Muller-Marine, Chief Representative of the UNESCO office in Vietnam added that in recent years, the organisation has also intensified its cooperation with the country by providing financial assistance and training staff tasked with preservation duties.
Vietnam has joined many international conventions related to the preservation of cultural and natural heritage. As a member of the World Heritage Committee since 2013, the country has also led an initiative forming a network to connect the world’s heritage sites with its biosphere reserves and national parks.
Dang Van Bai, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, said the country boasts many experienced experts on maintaining heritage pieces, which has been illustrated through the effectiveness of the preservation in the Hue Imperial Citadel and Hoi An ancient town.
However, he noted, Vietnam is short of finance for the work since conservation activities requires a large sum of money. Meanwhile, a dearth of professional and foreign language skills of the personnel along with an influx of visitors to recognised heritage sites is also deemed as problematic.
Muller-Marine said like many other countries, Vietnam is facing the question of how to preserve heritage pieces while making use of their value, for example through developing tourism.
To deal with such a quandrum, she suggested the country protect heritage even before it is officially recognised as an international treasure.
She added that preserving and upholding values of heritage pieces is a responsibility of authorities at all levels and people in society.-VNA
Katherine Muller-Marine, Chief Representative of the UNESCO office in Vietnam added that in recent years, the organisation has also intensified its cooperation with the country by providing financial assistance and training staff tasked with preservation duties.
Vietnam has joined many international conventions related to the preservation of cultural and natural heritage. As a member of the World Heritage Committee since 2013, the country has also led an initiative forming a network to connect the world’s heritage sites with its biosphere reserves and national parks.
Dang Van Bai, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, said the country boasts many experienced experts on maintaining heritage pieces, which has been illustrated through the effectiveness of the preservation in the Hue Imperial Citadel and Hoi An ancient town.
However, he noted, Vietnam is short of finance for the work since conservation activities requires a large sum of money. Meanwhile, a dearth of professional and foreign language skills of the personnel along with an influx of visitors to recognised heritage sites is also deemed as problematic.
Muller-Marine said like many other countries, Vietnam is facing the question of how to preserve heritage pieces while making use of their value, for example through developing tourism.
To deal with such a quandrum, she suggested the country protect heritage even before it is officially recognised as an international treasure.
She added that preserving and upholding values of heritage pieces is a responsibility of authorities at all levels and people in society.-VNA
