Ambassador to UNESCO: Serbian shrines in Kosovo and Metohija are in danger

22. May 2021.
Cultural and religious assets in Kosovo which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are in danger according to Serbia, said the Serbian Ambassador to UNESCO, Tamara Rastovac Siamashvili.

She told RTS that the Serbian delegation constantly points out the endangerment of cultural goods, both during meetings with UNESCO officials and in the reports that are submitted regularly.

Rastovac Siamashvili says that these reports clearly indicate a series of highly dangerous attempts by Pristina to falsify clear historical facts about the direct connection of these goods with the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Serbian people.

This, as she pointed out, is another clear indicator of their endangerment.

"I ask a very logical question: if Pristina is not ready to accept the origin of these goods, then how is it ready to protect them? This is a completely false argument that Pristina uses and has used in its attempt to join UNESCO", said the ambassador.