II International conference of Euro-Asia World Heritage Cities  


    On 15-18 October in Lijiang (China), the city of the World Heritage, it was held II International Conference of Euro-Asia World Heritage Cities. Decision on its holding in Lijiang was taken at the I International conference in the city of Kazan in June 2004. Conference is held every 2 years and is called to bring together experts, in the field of preservation and use of historic cities of Eurasia and, in particular, those cities included on UNESCO?s World Heritage List, mayors of these cities, state and municipal staff for discussing different subjects and experience exchange.

    From 24 to 29 of March the delegation consisting of Mr. Denis Ricard, Secretary General of Organization of World Heritage Cities, Mrs. Lee Minaidis, coordinator for development of European projects of OWHC, Deputy to the mayor of Rhodes, and Mrs. Francoise Descamps, Senior project specialist of American Trust of Jean Poal Getty visits Kazan in connection with the preparation of IX OWHC World Symposium that will be held in June 2007 in Kazan. Within this visit, they met with Mr. Ilsur Metshin, the Head of municipality Kazan. Mayor of Kazan expresses a great wish to continue the cooperation with OWHC on the high level and to do everything possible to organize and to held the Symposium.