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Thu, 06/23/2011 - 09:40
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Gov't makes contract with UNESCO for protecting world heritage
SEOUL, June 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has signed an agreement with the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for expanding its role in protecting world heritage in the Asia-Pacific region, the government said on Thursday.
Since 2000, the government has been providing financial support to North Korea's efforts to preserve the ancient mural paintings from the Koguryo period (37 B.C.-A.D. 668) located in the suburbs of Pyongyang indirectly through the UNESCO.
Under the agreement signed in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Seoul will pay more to support underdeveloped countries' preparations to get their cultural assets listed as world heritage and to preserve existing world heritage in the Asia-Pacific region.
The move came as the existing contract with UNESCO over the preservation of the Koguryo tomb murals is set to expire later this year, Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration dealing with the world heritage affairs said in a statement.
sshim@yna.co.kr
Since 2000, the government has been providing financial support to North Korea's efforts to preserve the ancient mural paintings from the Koguryo period (37 B.C.-A.D. 668) located in the suburbs of Pyongyang indirectly through the UNESCO.
Under the agreement signed in the UNESCO headquarters in Paris Wednesday, Seoul will pay more to support underdeveloped countries' preparations to get their cultural assets listed as world heritage and to preserve existing world heritage in the Asia-Pacific region.
The move came as the existing contract with UNESCO over the preservation of the Koguryo tomb murals is set to expire later this year, Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration dealing with the world heritage affairs said in a statement.
sshim@yna.co.kr
