PM Kobakhidze invites UNESCO chief to visit Georgia

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze met UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany to discuss cooperation in protecting and preserving the country’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage.

The meeting in Yerevan on Friday focused on the fruitful partnership between Georgia and UNESCO and the organisation’s role in safeguarding cultural heritage, the government press office said. 

Kobakhidze stressed Georgia’s rich cultural heritage was an integral part of its national identity, adding that the government attached great importance to its partnership with UNESCO in preserving centuries-old traditions.

At the end of the meeting, Kobakhidze invited El-Enany to visit Georgia.