Ambassador Kovač gave a keynote speech “Serbia in UNESCO” at the event organized by Chiyoda UNESCO Association on the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of Japan’s UNESCO membership. She presented Serbian properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, as well as the elements of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Special attention was drawn to endangered Serbian cultural heritage and world heritage sites in Kosovo and Metohija.

 

 The event was held at the Parliament Building, in the presence of the Government officials, several members of the Parliament, representatives of the local UNESCO associations, members of the academia and NGOs.

 

 Among others, video messages by Professor Goran Milašinović, President of Serbian National Commission for UNESCO, as well as by young people from Serbia, were played at the event. Eijin Nimura, UNESCO Artist for Peace, held a short violin concert.