Culture ministers of Belarus, Russia meet in St Petersburg
Belarus and Russia will submit a joint transnational nomination file in 2030 to inscribe the Brest Fortress (Belarus) and Mamayev Kurgan (Russia) on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Belarusian Culture Minister Marat Markov told the media on the sidelines of the international conference on cultural ties and creative industries “Interaction of Cultures: Preservation of Heritage and Global Dialogue in the Modern World” held in St Petersburg. On 18 June, a memorandum of cooperation on specific issues regarding the nominations to the UNESCO World Heritage List was signed between Belarus’ Culture Ministry and the Ministry of Culture of Russia. The document was signed by Marat Markov and his Russian counterpart Olga Lyubimova.
