30 historical artifacts were returned to the country in the 13th government/ Western countries should cooperate for the return of historical objects that they removed during the Pahlavi period.
According to Arya Heritage, Seyyed Ezzatullah Zarghami, the Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, visited the historic Freeman Dam on Wednesday evening, July 7, and said in a conversation with reporters: “This morning, the Sassanid rock painting arrived in the country and was handed over to the National Museum of Iran, which was a great work.” .
He continued: In the 13th government, a lot of effort was made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cultural Heritage and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London to return the Sassanid soldier statue that was smuggled out in the 1960s after legal proceedings.
He said: What is the priority for us in the first stage is to return the objects that were illegally and smuggled out of the country.
Engineer Zarghami continued: Regarding other valuable historical objects that have been removed legally, at last year’s meeting of countries with ancient civilizations in Iraq, we suggested that all countries with Islamic civilizations should follow up on the issue of returning their historical objects to their countries. Everyone agreed and it was announced as a resolution.
The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts stated that our country is the owner of seven thousand years of civilization and said: Our identity is among the most recognized human identities and what we have as cultural heritage, both tangible and intangible, belongs to all humanity.
He said: These should be maintained, promoted and introduced in our own country and become an opportunity for the people of other countries to see them closely and get to know the culture and people of Iran more.
Zarghami added: These are the history of nations that should return to their original place, and anyone who wants to see them should travel to the original country and see the works of other countries, and today the countries with ancient civilizations completely agree with this issue.
The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said: We hope that the Western countries, which took advantage of the weakness of the non-popular governments during the Pahlavi regime, will cooperate in this matter.
He reminded: Despite the claims and advertisements that try to make these governments appear national in cyberspace, one of their anti-national examples was the actions that were taken in the field of export of objects, and this was done legally, and this is the issue of our work today. has made it difficult
In another part of his speech, Zarghami stated that Freeman is very rich and significant in terms of tangible historical monuments, and said: “Fariman Dam is one of the valuable structures and historical heritage from the Timurid period.”
The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said: Some structures, such as Shushtar Water System, which is registered internationally, come from all over the world to model a water collection and distribution system that is very advanced engineering.
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