Bulgaria Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev (right) and Ernesto Ottone at the UNESCO Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev. (BTA Photo)
SOFIA – Bulgaria will do everything necessary to keep the Ancient City of Nessebar on the UNESCO World Heritage List, said caretaker Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev.
Miloshev made the statement during his meeting with UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone at the headquarters of the international organization in Paris, the press centre of the line ministry reported on Monday.
He stressed that Bulgaria is working on implementing the recommendations of the World Heritage Committee with the aim of preserving the status of the Ancient City of Nessebar in the World Heritage List.
The meeting with UNESCO representatives was attend by Radka Balabanova-Ruleva, Bulgarian Ambassador to France, and Iskra Angelova, Deputy Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to UNESCO.
The Minister is thankful for the high recognition for Bulgaria after it was chosen by the World Heritage Committee to host the 47th session of the Committee in 2025, and confirmed the strong commitment of all interested institutions to work for the preparation and organization of the international forum.
"As a country with a thousand-year history and culture, Bulgaria is becoming an increasingly attractive destination for tourists from all over the world. Our rich cultural and historical heritage is one of the main factors for this interest," he said during the meeting.
One of the main highlights of the conversation was the development of cultural tourism in Bulgaria as an important and long-term priority.
"We are working actively, together with the Ministry of Culture and personally with Minister Nayden Todorov, for the preservation and promotion of Bulgarian sites under the auspices of UNESCO, but also for the inclusion of new sites in the organization's World Heritage List," Miloshev pointed out. (BTA)
