The
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia - Mikheil
Chkhenkeli held an introductory meeting with the Greek Ambassador to Georgia -
Dimitrios Karabalis. The meeting was also attended by the Greek Deputy
Ambassador for Political Affairs - Giorgos Papanikolaou and the head of the
National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia - Nikoloz Antidze.
The
main topic of the meeting was the initiative presented by the Greek authorities
to the UN - "Protection of Cultural Heritage from the Impact of Climate
Change". The parties discussed plans for future cooperation in light of
protection of cultural heritage. The main purpose of the Greek initiative is to
protect the World Heritage Sites, conduct research and raise awareness in this
area.