Tbilisi. "ICOMOS Georgia" has released a statement concerning the draft legislative amendments initiated by the Government of Georgia in the Parliament of Georgia. The statement of the Georgian National Committee of International Council on Monuments and Sites says: "This amendment contradicts international principles of protection of cultural heritage, the Constitution of Georgia and endangers the future of Georgia's cultural heritage. The offered mechanism provides for a removal of a monument status by the Government through simplified procedures, thus leaving the cultural heritage without any protection and creating the threat of aggressive interference by the Government. As a result, we will witness another destruction of cultural heritage in the name of economic development."

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