"Feasibility Study of Vardzia-Khertvisi-Olada for Management Improvement"
Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Levan Kharatishvili participated in a meeting addressing the possibilities of future nomination of the Vardzia-Khertvisi-Oloda cultural landscape to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The working meeting was led by international project expert Luisa De Marco.
The meeting presented a proposal developed by the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia to define the protective zones of the Vardzia rock-hewn complex. Representatives of sectoral ministries, various state agencies, and local self-governments reviewed the developed action plan, while international expert Luisa De Marco presented a Road Map, which will serve as an effective instrument in the future to underpin the protection and management mechanisms of the Vardzia-Khertvisi cultural landscape.
The inter-agency coordination meeting was held in cooperation with the USAID Zrda Program. The meeting was attended by representatives of various ministries, sectoral agencies, as well as heads of local self-governments.
