Armenia receives  grant for  Silk Road project  

ArmInfo. The 2nd General Assembly of the Alliance of Cultural Heritage in  Asia (ACHA) and Third Council Meeting were held in Chongqing, China, bringing together delegations from more than 20 countries with member or observer status. The Armenian delegation was led by Harutyun Vanyan,  Head of the Department for the Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments at the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports.

According to the MESCC press service, in his speech, Vanyan  particularly noted the People's Republic of China's efforts to  preserve Asian cultural heritage. According to him, the Republic of  Armenia, as a founding member of the Asian Cultural Heritage  Alliance, is willing to develop Armenian-Chinese cooperation in   cultural heritage protection. The role of international organizations  in preventing damage to cultural heritage due to conflicts was  particularly emphasized.

During the sessions, the Secretary General of the Council was  elected, and elections to the Council were held.  Armenia, among  other countries, was re-elected. The results of the grant provided by  the Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance were also announced. The  Republic of Armenia received approximately 32 million drams for the  implementation of the project "Silk Road Model from the Perspective  of Revealing and Preserving the Cultural Connections of Talin and  Dashtadem." The project was presented by the Institute of Archaeology  and Ethnography of the National Academy of Sciences.