Ukraine, Japan to continue cooperation in cultural heritage protection

That's according to the Ministry's press service, Ukrinform reports.

Tochytskyi expressed deep respect and gratitude to his colleague for Japan’s strong support and significant assistance to Ukraine in restoring cultural heritage, as well as for supporting education and media through the UN agency UNESCO.

During the meeting, the parties discussed further cooperation in the cultural sphere and the implementation of joint projects, including a bilateral Ukrainian-Japanese agreement on cultural heritage protection. 

It is worth noting that the UNESCO/Japan Targeted Fund project “Support for Ukraine in the Field of Culture and Education: Emergency Response for World Heritage and Cultural Property. Damage Assessment and Protection” has been implemented since 2023. The total funding amounts to over $4 million.

The project aims to strengthen Ukraine’s capacity, monitor and assess war-related damage to cultural and natural assets, provide urgent protection of its cultural heritage, as well as reconstruction and enhancement of protective measures. Focus areas include the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the historic center of Chernihiv, the historic center of Odesa, and sites in southern Ukraine affected by the destruction of the dam in Nova Kakhovka.

As reported by Ukrinform, the ministers of culture of the G7 countries, as part of a three-day meeting that ended on September 21 in Naples, Italy, undertook to help Ukraine restore its cultural heritage, which was damaged as a result of the Russian invasion.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, the ministers of culture of the G7 countries, as part of a three-day ministerial that wrapped up its work in Naples on September 21, undertook to help Ukraine restore its cultural heritage affected as a result of the Russian invasion.