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via The Irrawaddy, 29 June 2017: Expect a succession of nominations from Myanmar to Unesco’s World Heritage list in the next few years.
The Union minister of religious affairs and culture U Aung Ko said his ministry plans to nominate Arakan State’s Mrauk U and Shwedagon Pagoda for UNESCO’s list of culturally significant sites after Bagan.
Since 2016, countries have been limited to one UNESCO nomination per year so the ministry chose Bagan first, said the minister.
The draft report and draft management plan needed for Bagan’s nomination will be submitted in September and UNESCO officials will visit the site in 2018.
Source: Culture Ministry to Nominate Bagan, Mrauk U, Shwedagon for UNESCO Recognition
