"For us, the main thing is to study the Turkic civilization and draw the attention of the international community to the preservation of its objects," President of the International Turkic Academy (ITA) Shahin Mustafayev said at the panel session of the 9th Meeting of the National Commissions for UNESCO of the TURKSOY Member States held April 7 at ADA University, Report informs.
“Together with Mongolian archaeologists, we continue excavations in Mongolia, where many valuable artifacts were discovered in the past,” he said.
According to Mustafayev, until today, 44 objects of the TURKSOY countries have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Of these, 3 objects belong to Azerbaijan. This list also includes 12 objects in Kazakhstan, 5 in Kyrgyzstan and the same number in Uzbekistan. Mustafayev noted that the list of cultural intangible heritage of UNESCO includes 19 objects from Azerbaijan. In general, the number of objects of the TURKSOY countries included in it exceeds 60.
There is also a list of the heritage of the Turkic peoples. For example, it includes 58 objects from China, in European countries their number reaches several dozens, he said.
“Every year, the inclusion of tangible and intangible heritage in the UNESCO lists is becoming more and more difficult,” the academician said, calling on TURKSOY to cooperate closely in this matter.