Edinburgh International Culture Summit 2016 Culture and Heritage Plenary Transcript

The 2016 Culture and Heritage Plenary includes the following contributions. A transcript can be downloaded from above.

CULTURE AND HERITAGE
Francesco Banderin (Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO)
Prince Amyn Aga Khan (Aga Khan Development Network)
Professor Dr Maamoun Abdulkarim (Director-General of Antiquities and Museums in Syria)
Xiang Zhaolun (Vice-Minister of Ministry of Culture, the People’s Republic of China)
Alhaji Lai Mohammed (Minister of Information and Culture, the Federal Republic of Nigeria)

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