Egypt, China Strengthen Cooperation in Heritage Preservation

The representatives of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities held a meeting with a Chinese delegation.

The meeting, held in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, focused on the joint registration process of the Nilometer (a structure for measuring the water level of the Nile) on the island of Roda and the Baiheliang inscriptions in China on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The secretary-general of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Ismail Khaled , stressed the importance of including the Nilometer, which has been on UNESCO’s tentative list since 2003. 

Egypt hopes to benefit from scientific exchanges with Chinese specialists to complete the site’s dossier, according to Sada El-Balad, a partner of the BRICS TV network.

The Chinese delegation was led by Li Yong , secretary of the Fuling District Committee. 

He presented the cultural characteristics of the region and the progress made in preparing the dossier for Baiheliang, which has been on the tentative list since 2008, highlighting the site's heritage value.

At the end of the meeting, the two parties agreed on a joint action plan for the coming months.

Egypt and China plan to coordinate the submission of official documents and continue working together to achieve the inclusion of both sites on UNESCO's final World Heritage List.