Preserving Heritage: Italian FM Met Founder Of Yangon Heritage Trust
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy Paolo Gentiloni and delegates visited Yangon Heritage Trust Building, yesterday. The Italian Foreign Minister met with founder and Chairman of Yangon Heritage Trust Dr. Thant Myint Oo and discussed efforts to preserve heritage sites in Yangon as well as drafting urban planning at YHT’s headquarters in downtown Yangon. The Italian delegation also visited Myanmar Deitta Gallery in Botahtaung Township. The gallery will undergo conservation efforts to be carried out by an Italian team of experts. He also attended the prize presentation ceremony for photo contest of Yangon Heritage Trust and presented awards to winning photographers. Later in the day, the Italian delegation visited Shwedagon pagoda.
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