In order to strengthen cooperation and exchanges among countries and institutions along the Silk Roads, and to promote cultural heritage conservation and management, on December 19th, IICC-X hosted the Seminar on Capacity Building for Silk Roads Cultural Heritage Conservation, Management and Monitoring, and Information Database Building.
The attendees included experts from Silk Road countries: Project Official Ms. Tatyana Trudolyubova of UNESCO Tashkent Cluster Office, Uzbekistan; Mr. Nabijion Rahimov, Professor of Khujand State University of Tajikistan; Mr. Suresh Suras Shrestha, Chief World Heritage Official of the Department of Archaeology of Nepal. Also present were Silk Road cultural heritage experts from China, including Prof. Ma Jian, Dean of the School of Cultural Heritage of Northwest University; Prof. Yang Junchang, Deputy Director of the Institute of Cultural Heritage of Northwestern Polytechnical University; and Mr. Guan Zhaoyi, Deputy Director of the Xi’an Qujiang Daming Palace Site Conservation Office.
The seminar featured presentations and discussions concerning the transnational serial nomination of the Silk Roads, the South Asia Corridor and the Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor, as well as relevant procedures and institutional mechanisms. Participants also held in-depth discussions on cultural exchange and technical assistance for countries along the Silk Roads, and systematically explored the development of heritage digital databases and the application of digital technologies.
Mr. Feng Jian, Executive Deputy Director of IICC-X, pointed out that as the International Secretariat of the Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee, IICC-X should boost cross-country cooperation in future work, give full play to the Center’s functions, consolidate links with competent authorities of relevant countries, and further advance research, exhibition, utilization, monitoring, management, publicity, cooperation and exchange.
The Center shall leverage its international role to build a platform for international communication and collaboration. On this basis, he stated IICC-X’s readiness to provide technical assistance to relevant countries within its capacity.
