Cultural Heritage in Kosovo: From apple of discord to Ferment of Reconciliation

Europa Nostra Forum held at UNESCO Headquarters (Paris) on 14 November 2006
 


   
10:00 - 10:15

Opening session:

Introduction by Andrea H. SCHULER, Executive President of Europa Nostra

Address by Françoise BUJON-BARRÉ, Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
   
10:15 - 12:15

First session:

“Cultural Heritage, a Tool for Confidence Building in Kosovo”

Moderator: Costa CARRAS, Vice-President of Europa Nostra

- Presentation of the results of the preparatory meetings of 11 - 12 November

  • Baki SVIRCA (Director, Institute for the Protection of Monuments, Prishtina)
  • Borislav ŠURDIĆ (Head of the Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Belgrade )

- Interventions by:

  • Lazar ŠUMANOV (Secretary General of ICOMOS in FYR of Macedonia , Member of the Executive Committee of ICOMOS International)
  • Ylber HYSA (Member of the Working Group on Cultural Heritage in the Kosovo team for the Kosovo Status Talks)
  • Dusan BATAKOVIĆ (Member of Working Group on Cultural Heritage of the Serbian team for the Kosovo Status Talks)
  • Ejup RAMADANI (Chief of Cabinet of the Mufti of Kosovo)
  • Message from Cardinal POUPARD (Minister of Culture of the Holy See)
  • Predrag SIMIĆ (Ambassador of Serbia to France )

- Discussion
   
14:30 - 16:00

Second session:

“Cultural Heritage, an Asset for Community Building and Sustainable Development in Kosovo”

Moderator: José-Maria BALLESTER (Member of the Europa Nostra Council and Member of the Committee of Experts on the Rehabilitation and the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage in Kosovo)

- Interventions by:

  • Andreas ÅDAHL, President, Cultural Heritage without Borders
  • Burbuqe BAKIJA-DEVA (Head of the Division of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, PISG, Prishtina)
  • Valdete IDRIZI and Mladen VUKIĆEVIĆ (NGO “ Community Building Mitrovica”)

- Discussion
   
16:30 - 18:00

Closing session:

Moderator: Denis de KERGORLAY, Vice-President of Europa Nostra

- Interventions by:

  • Jody BARRETT , Culture Adviser for Integration, United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo, UNMIK
  • Pascale DELPECH , Attachée de coopération et d’action culturelle, French Government Liaison Office in Prishtina

- Discussion

- Interventions by:

  • Ardijana BAKIJA (Head of Cabinet of Astrit Haraqija, Minister of Culture, Provisional Institutions of Self Government in Kosovo, PISG)
  • Dragan KOJADINOVI Ć (Minister of Culture , Serbia )

- Concluding remarks by Denis de KERGORLAY