PARIS (France), June 19 (NNN-ANDINA) — On the second day of the Tenth Session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paris, the Peruvian Government and UNESCO signed an important agreement for Latin America.
It is the renewal of the covenant to designate the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL) as a Category 2 Center, under the auspices of UNESCO and with the Peruvian southern city of Cusco as its headquarters.
The agreement signing was performed by Peruvian Culture Minister Leslie Urteaga, who brought a power of attorney from President Dina Boluarte and Foreign Affairs Minister Javier Gonzalez-Olaechea; and UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Ernesto Ottone.
This agreement proves the Peruvian State’s commitment, through the Ministry of Culture, for the continuity of CRESPIAL as a Category 2 Center.
Thus, Peru reaffirms itself as a key actor to strengthen the coordination among 19 countries that currently make up CRESPIAL, through the execution of multinational projects of significant impact and which “remind us that culture transcends territorial borders.”
CRESPIAL fosters regional integration and cooperation for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) within the framework of sustainable development and intercultural dialogue.
Category 2 Centers under the auspices of UNESCO are created to contribute to the achievement of the organization’s objectives.
In the case of CRESPIAL, it is a body that seeks to contribute to the development of the 2003 UNESCO Convention objectives for the safeguarding of ICH.
On Tuesday, Minister Urteaga affirmed the Peruvian Government is committed to working so as to strengthen public policies for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and its community of bearers. — NNN-ANDINA
