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The orientation meeting of the Coordinating Bureau
(CB) of the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network was held in online format on 20 October
2021. Experts from 9 Member States (Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Republic of
Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan) as well as International
Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the
Asia-Pacific region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP) and International
Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) attended the meeting. Member States
experts, recommended by respective National Commissions for UNESCO, were
informed on: (1) objectives of the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network, (2)
provisional programme of the inaugural event, (3) draft statute of the network,
(4) draft rules of procedures of the CB meeting, (5) ICH festivals membership
in the network, (6) handicrafts workshops membership in the network. It is
expected that all draft documents will be examined for approval during the first
online meeting of the CB on 29 October 2021. The official inauguration of the
Silk Roads Living Heritage Network will be organized in Seoul on 28 October
2021 with participation of representatives from country’s diplomatic corps
accredited in the Republic of Korea.
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