Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Center for Management of the State Agency for Tourism of Azerbaijan, Sadagat Davudov, was elected co -chairman of the General Assembly of the International Council for Monuments and Historical Places (ICOMOS).
In the General Assembly of the Organization, which will take place on October 25 – 31, 2022 in Bangkok, the Azerbaijani National Committee of the ̇COMOS will take part as a co -chairman. Along with Azerbaijan, the co -chair will be the Australian National Committee of ICOMOS. The Assembly will be held chaired by the president of ICOMOS Teresa Patricio.
At a meeting of the Assembly, future areas of the organization, the adoption of new charters, the work of national committees.
will discuss the work of the organization.
icomos-an authoritative international organization for the protection of material and cultural heritage, the headquarters is located in Paris. It was founded in 1965, a non-governmental organization specializes in the preservation of material and cultural heritage, the protection of architecture and archeology monuments. The International Council for Monuments and Historical Places is the advisory body of the UnESCO World Heritage Center, includes more than 100 national committees, up to 30 international scientific committees and more than 10 thousand expert members from 153 countries.
The ICOMOS National Committee of Azerbaijan began its activities in 2021 on the initiative and with the support of the State Agency for Tourism.