HA NOI — A representative of UNESCO in Viet Nam affirmed continued assistance to Viet Nam in its preservation of cultural heritages in 2011.
The organisation will stand side by side with Viet Nam in preserving and promoting heritage values via new co-operation programmes and projects, UNESCO Chief representative in Viet Nam Katherine Muller Marin said at a press briefing in Ha Noi yesterday.
UNESCO recognition of the doctoral laureates' steles in Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam; Thang Long royal citadel; Dong Van stone plateau, and Giong festival as world heritages showed Viet Nam's success in preserving, promoting and upholding the value of heritages in 2010, Katherine said.
The success also represents the efforts and consideration of the government, she said.
The UNESCO Chief Representative called for Vietnamese people and relevant agencies to be more responsible in the preservation and popularisation of cultural heritages. — VNA/VNS