Yemen, UNESCO in talks over protection of Yemen's oral heritage

Sana'a, June 21 (Saba) - Yemen and the UNESCO have discussed mechanism and support that should be provided to protect Yemen's oral heritage.

At the meeting that gathered minister of Culture Muhammad Abu Bakr al-Muflahi and
the UNESCO deputy director general Marcio Barbosa and the organization regional
director
in Cairo Tariq Showqi, projects of mutual cooperation were brought up.

The meeting dealt with preparations for announcing the island of Socotra to be
listed on the World Heritage List during the UNESCO meeting next July which would
be held
in Canada.

The meeting also brought up problems facing the efforts to protect the Zabeed
historic city and discussed the possibility of providing assistance to the project
of protecting
oral heritage in the country.
The meeting suggested that the UNESCO send technical experts to develop Yemen
capabilities of protecting oral heritage, due to the distinguishing features of
this kind
of heritage.

Barbosa expressed the UNESCO readiness to provide support Yemen to resolve
difficulties linked to protect its heritage either oral or material.
Yemen and the organization are expected sign an agreement to protect Yemen's
heritage during the participation of prime minister Ali Muhammad Mujawar in the
next UNESCO
meeting to be held in Paris.