Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh and Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Lazare Eloundou Assomo at their meeting on March 27, 2023. (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)

Such conservation is among important goals of the capital to foster traditional and cultural value and pass on patriotism to the next generations, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Thanh notes.

The Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee said he hopes the city and the centre soon set up cooperation targets for mutual development in the time to come.

Highlighting the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, notably its Kinh Thien Palace relic, as a key site in the local conservation plan, the official told his guest that Hanoi is very cautious and respects the comments and recommendations from experts in the field, especially those at the UNESCO and its World Heritage Center.

In response, Director Assomo affirmed that based on the municipal authorities’ attention and facilitation, UNESCO will accompany Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular in preserving and promoting cultural heritages via further assistance and collaboration in the near future.

First constructed in 1011 under the reign of King Ly Thai To of the Ly dynasty, the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long is a complex of historic imperial buildings located in the centre of Hanoi. Its Central Sector, where the Kinh Thien Palace is situated, was inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in 2010.