Symposium on protection of cultural heritage in crisis situations (VIDEO).

Destruction of cultural heritage is an attack on world cultural diversity and this is something that cannot be tolerated.

This not only destroys the past, but also it destroys the common future, it was stressed at the BiH Armed Forces Hall in Sarajevo, where a symposium on the topic "Civil-military cooperation related to the protection of cultural heritage in crisis situations and potential consequences" was held today, organized by the Ministry of Defense of BiH, in cooperation with the Military Attache Office of the Republic of Austria in BiH and the non-governmental organization "WERK".

The symposium, at which participants discuss various aspects of preventive action on the protection of cultural heritage in the event of crisis situations, were welcomed by Ambassador of the Republic of Austria in Bosnia and Herzegovina Martin Pammer and Minister of Defense of BiH Marina PendeA!, who emphasized the importance of education on modalities for the preservation of cultural heritage.

Ambassador Pammer told the media that this is an event that testifies to the close cooperation between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Austria and the importance of preserving and restoring common cultural heritage.

He added that the preservation of cultural heritage and diversity represents a major challenge in the world in which cultural heritage is often, and in many ways, endangered.

Head of the UNESCO Office in BiH, SiniA!a A eA!um, emphasized the importance of preventive action in the occurrence of destruction of cultural heritage and a more intensive engagement in the protection...