The statue of the Sassanid soldier was returned after legal proceedings / 30 historical artifacts were returned to the country in the 13th government
According to Moj news agency, Ezzatullah Zarghami, while visiting the historic Freeman Dam, said: This morning, the headstone of a Sassanid soldier entered the country and was handed over to the National Museum of Iran, which was a big deal.
He continued: In the 13th government, a lot of efforts were 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.
The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism said: Sometimes people ask why the historical objects of Iran are in foreign museums and why these objects are not returned. It happened that they either sold the items or made a contract, and when the items are legally taken out of the country, it becomes difficult to track and return them.
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.
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 provide for the return of their historical objects to their countries, and everyone agreed. and this issue 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 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 whoever 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 have used the weakness of non-people’s governments to remove these objects in the past, will cooperate in this regard.
He reminded: Despite the claims and advertisements that try to nationalize these governments in cyberspace, one of their anti-national examples was the actions 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 and watch from all over the world to model a water collection and distribution system that is very advanced engineering.
He continued: Today, Freeman Dam is considered as a very valuable model of historical architecture of Iran in terms of engineering and structural capability.
The Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, who has traveled to Khorasan province, Razavi visited Freeman this evening. He will also travel to Kalat tomorrow.