- Iraqi cultural heritage is in great danger. We feel scruples, condemning crimes against heritage, while the worst crimes committed against the people – said the French ambassador to UNESCO Philippe Lalliot. – Do I have to deal with “cultural cleansing”, when the number of dead goes tens of thousands? Yes, you should – he noted, stressing the importance of cultural heritage for peace and dialogue.
Temples blown up
jihadi State Islamic statues which are considered as idolatry, blew into the air numerous churches and temples, Christian, Jewish and Muslim – emphasized by many speakers.
have been blown up in Mosul tomb of the prophet Jonah and numerous statues, and even the Assyrian palaces in areas dominated by IS – said Dr. Abdullah Chorsid Kader, director of the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and National Heritages in Erbil and Kajs Husen Rashid, former director of the museum of heritage and antiquities in Baghdad.
Appeal to the museums and the art market
The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova for its part,” warned all Member States, the major museums of the world and the art market “and all interested parties to retain the “highest vigilance in relation to any items that may come from the current looting heritage of Iraq.”
– UNESCO appealed to the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution prohibiting all trade proactively objects of cultural heritage of Iraq and Syria, in order to combat illegal trade – said Bokova.
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