UNESCO grill Vietnam on Trang An stairway
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Vietnam faces questions about an illegal walkway built inside the UNESCO heritage site of Trang An in Ninh Binh Province, said Pham Thi Thanh Huong, Culture Programme Coordinator of UNESCO Vietnam.
"The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism already concluded that the unlicensed construction, which lacks an environmental impact assessment or user safety, must be removed," she said.
UNESCO has been informed about the walkway and is reviewing the heritage preservation work across Vietnam and in Trang An in particular. Huong said if Vietnam didn't remove the walkway, UNESCO would make the proposal to do so.
The 42nd UNESCO annual meeting of this year will be held in Bahrain in late June.
"I'm sure the walkway will be discussed and the member countries will question Vietnam over the management and punishment in this case," Huong said. "During the meeting, municipal leaders all promised to strictly deal with the case and restore the environment."
The 1-km-long walkway has many concrete pillars and over 2,000 steps. The construction was not licensed and opened to visitors after the Tet Holiday.
Culture Programme Coordinator of UNESCO Vietnam Pham Thi Thanh Huong
"The Inspectorate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism already concluded that the unlicensed construction, which lacks an environmental impact assessment or user safety, must be removed," she said.
Illegal walkway in Trang An
UNESCO has been informed about the walkway and is reviewing the heritage preservation work across Vietnam and in Trang An in particular. Huong said if Vietnam didn't remove the walkway, UNESCO would make the proposal to do so.
The 42nd UNESCO annual meeting of this year will be held in Bahrain in late June.
"I'm sure the walkway will be discussed and the member countries will question Vietnam over the management and punishment in this case," Huong said. "During the meeting, municipal leaders all promised to strictly deal with the case and restore the environment."
The 1-km-long walkway has many concrete pillars and over 2,000 steps. The construction was not licensed and opened to visitors after the Tet Holiday.
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