Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage Issues Discussed at V St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum

... Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and brought together politicians, journalists, and art community from 82 countries of the world. Greece became the guest country at 2016 Forum. One of the key topics of the Forum was the preservation of the world cultural heritage. In particular, at the plenary meeting the Greek Minister of Culture and Sport, Lidia Koniordou underscored the problem of Iraq and Syria cultural values being stolen by the terrorists, who use the black market sales revenue to cover the extremist activity expenses. Wang Meng, PRC former Minister of Culture, stated ...