Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of UNESCO, who is in Armenia to participate in the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17), visited Zvartnots Cathedral, which is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The UNESCO Director-General was accompanied by Alfred Kocharyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of the Republic of Armenia, and Aram Hakobyan, Armenia’s Permanent Representative to UNESCO.

The officials toured the monument grounds and museum section. The Director-General was briefed on the monument’s history, its current state of conservation, and the work completed to date, as well as planned conservation efforts.

The UNESCO Director-General emphasized the importance of proper monument management and the use of cultural heritage sites for cultural and educational purposes.

The parties also discussed opportunities for further strengthening cooperation.