Armenia participates in 11th session of General Assembly of UNESCO  Convention for Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in  Paris

ArmInfo.  The Armenian delegation participated in the 11th session of the General Assembly of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible  Cultural Heritage in Paris.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Education, Science,  Culture, and Sport of Armenia, Naira Kilichyan, Head of the  Department for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of  the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sport, noted in her  speech that the Republic attaches particular importance to  cooperation between the state and civil society in the field of  safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, viewing it as one of the  fundamental areas of an effective and viable cultural policy. At the  same time, she emphasized that the Armenian Ministry of Education,  Science and Culture, and Cultural Heritage, pursuing an open and  transparent cultural policy, annually provides financial support to  cultural non-governmental organizations through grant programs aimed  at preserving, transmitting, and promoting intangible cultural  heritage in communities. Armenia's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Aram  Hakobyan, also emphasized that the preservation of intangible  cultural heritage is a priority for Armenia's cultural policy. He  emphasized the importance of understanding the needs of communities  and preserving their cultural heritage.

During the session, the Armenian NGO "Culture for Sustainable  Development" was accredited as an NGO supporting the  Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible  Cultural Heritage in consultative status, in recognition of its  professional expertise in this field. This is the second NGO in  Armenia to receive such high international recognition. In 2020, the  NGO "Azarashen Armenian Center for Ethnological Studies" was  accredited.