Afghan Deputy Minister Meets UNESCO Director, Discusses Areas of Cooperation

Mawlavi Atiquallh Azizi, the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture of the Taliban met with Brendan Cassar, the director of UNESCO and his accompanying delegation, and discussed possible areas of cooperation.

During the meeting, Loda Marella, an expert in management planning and a professor at the University of Florence, shared a strategic master plan of Bamyan province with the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture, who has been working on it together with the Ministry of Urban Development since 2018, a statement said.

Ms. Marella shared details about the future development projects of Bamyan province and the protection of historical sites and wetlands in this master plan.

For the implementation of the Bamyan province master-plan, a joint committee will be appointed by the relevant ministries and after a comprehensive assessment, necessary measures will be taken for future works, Mawlavi Azizi said.

Besides appreciating the continuous efforts of international organizations to preserve historical sites in the country, Deputy Minister Azizi said the Afghan interim government is ready to cooperate and work with these organizations in identifying and restoring the ancient sites in Afghanistan.  

This comes as the Taliban regime blew up the giant “Buddhas of Bamyan” during their previous spell from 1996-2001, which prompted worldwide condemnations.

Besides all the odds, UNESCO and other international organizations continue working in Afghanistan across fields from restoring historical sites to providing life-saving aid to needy families throughout the country during these difficult times.

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