Bulgaria organizes session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Paris, not in Sofia

Following consultations between Bulgarian institutions and UNESCO, the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee has agreed to organize the 47th session of the Committee at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris from July 6 to 16. This was announced by the Ministry of Culture.

As initially decided, the session will be organized with the financial support of Bulgaria as the host and under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Nikolay Nenov from Bulgaria, the Bulgarian ministry points out.

Bulgaria's hosting of the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee was approved on 31 July 2024 within the framework of the 46th session of UNESCO in Delhi, India, at the proposal of acting Minister of Culture Nayden Todorov.