Second Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe: UNESCO

Under the chairmanship of the Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities, participants in the conference will be the Ministers responsible for culture of the recipient countries of the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro. Relevant authorities at ministerial level of all other partner countries and partner organizations of the Stability Pact will be invited as observers. The conference is jointly promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities, and the UNESCO Venice Office. The Conference will take place in Venice, Italy, on 25-26 November 2005, at the Venice International University (San Servolo island).

|CONFERENCE PROGRAMME|

Friday, 25 November 2005
Working table on international decentralised cooperation for the enhancement of South-Eastern European museums

The table will explore the potential contribution of Italian regions and local government agencies to the enhancement of south-eastern European museums, focussing on the definition of initiatives aimed at sharing godd practices, and at building capacities of relevant institutions in al the countries of the region.

Saturday, 26 November 2005
Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe

9 a.m. Registration
9.30 a.m. Welcoming Addresses
10.15 a.m. Speeches by Ministers of Participating Countries, First Session
11.15 a.m. Speeches by Ministers of Participating Countries, Second Session
11.45 a.m. Speeches by representatives of Observer Countries
12.15 p.m. Speeches by representatives of International and Regional Organisations
12.45 p.m. Final Session

Presentation of the “Strategy for the Preservation and the Enhancement of South-Eastern European Cultural Heritage”, by the UNESCO Venice Office
Presentation of the conclusions of the working table on regional cooperation for museums
Presentation of the Joint Declaration and official signing ceremony
Announcement of the 2006 Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe, by H.E. Branko Crvenkovski, President of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Concluding remarks by the Chairman (Rocco Buttiglione, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activity)

|NATIONAL DELEGATIONS|

Delegations of participating countries shall be led by relative Ministers responsible for culture, to be assisted by two experts on the subject of the working table.

|DOCUMENTS|

Within the framework of the conference, the following documents will be presented:

1. Venice Declaration
2. Strategy for the protection and the enhancement of South-Eastern European Cultural Heritage
3. Conclusions of the working table

|CONTACT PERSON|

Matteo Rosati (Conference Co-ordinator)
UNESCO Venice Office – Section for Culture
Fax :+39 041 528.99.95
E-Mail : m.rosati@unesco.org

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Start Date	25-11-2005 9:00 am -
End Date	26-11-2005 5:00 pm -
Event Type	Conference
Event Location	San Servolo Island. Venice, Italy