OSCE Mission to present its report on protection of cultural heritage in Kosovo

PRISHTINË/PRIŠTINA, 15 July 2022 – The OSCE Mission in Kosovo will present on Monday, 18 July 2022, its latest thematic report on the protection of cultural heritage.

The report provides insight into the policy, legal and administrative frameworks of cultural heritage protection, and analyses the close interconnectivity between heritage protection, security, infrastructure, and spatial planning issues. It includes several recommendations to key institutions and agencies to ensure the preservation of cultural heritage for future generations.

This thematic report is a follow up to the OSCE’s 2014 “Challenges in the Protection of Immovable Tangible Cultural Heritage in Kosovo”.

Ambassador Michael Davenport, Head of the OSCE Mission in Kosovo; Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Mr. Hajrulla Çeku; and the Head of the Board of the Kosovo Council for Cultural Heritage, Ms. Zanita Halimi will deliver opening remarks. A presentation of the report and a Q&A session will follow.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the event on Monday, 18 July 2022, at the Swiss Diamond Hotel in Prishtinë/Priština, starting at 09:30.