UNESCO included cultural sites in Kiev and Lviv on the list of heritage sites in danger of extinction. This was reported with reference to Agence France Presse. TASS.
According to AFP, the list will include the Hagia Sophia Church and monastery buildings in Kiev, as well as the historical center of Lviv. The decision on this issue was taken following the meeting of the relevant UNESCO committee in Riyadh.
Before that, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak reportedThat the Verkhovna Rada has once again appealed to UNESCO with a request to remove Russia from the organization. According to him, the Rada asked an international organization to send delegations to Ukraine to assess the alleged damage to World Heritage cultural sites in the two cities.
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) in June statedIt was stated that an agreement was reached between Ukraine and UNESCO to remove Christian valuables, including holy relics, from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra and transfer them to Italy, France, Germany and the Vatican.
Previously UNESCO Committee He did not accept Add Kamchatka volcanoes to the World Heritage List.