“In line with the efforts of UNESCO in strengthening the system of the international agreements and contracts, Bulgaria aims at improving its national legislation, too” said Bulgarian Minister of Culture Vezhdi Rashidov, speaking at a conference themed “Fight against the plundering of Syria’s cultural heritage”, organised by the Norwegian Embassy to Bulgaria and under the auspices of UNESCO, in partnership with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU), the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, the Interior Ministry, the Embassy of Cyprus and the Walk of Truth /Netherlands/ organisation.
Bulgaria aims at improving legislation against artefacts smuggling: culture minister
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16 September 2015, Bulgaria
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