Workshop on cultural heritage

Priyanka KURUGALA

The Culture and the Arts Ministry in collaboration with UNESCO organised the first national workshop on the implementation of UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

The workshop is held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute from June 25 to 29.

It will be attended by national and international professionals in the field.

UNESCO has been organising such workshops in various regions aiming at an efficient implementation of the convention at national and global levels. These workshops are funded by the Japanese government under the UNESCO- Japan Funds in Trust Cooperation framework, a Culture and the Arts Ministry spokesperson said.

Culture and the Arts Minister T B Ekanayake, National Heritage Minister Jagath Balasuriya, Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO Secretary General Prithi Perera, National Heritage Ministry Secretary Kanthi Wijethunga, Culture and the Arts Ministry Secretary Wimal Rubasinghe, Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka Nobuhito Hobo, UNESCO New Delhi Director Shigeru Aoyagi and Bhutan, India and Maldives representatives participated in this event.