(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Conference participants included leading archaeologists, anthropologists, experts in monument preservation, architects and urban planners. Among them were representatives of the Syrian Antiquities Directorate (DGAM) as well as other scientists and experts from or working in Syria. 'The Berlin conference has given a very positive signal to lay the cultural foundations of a post-war Syrian order. The World Heritage Sites shape Syrian identity and will be decisive for the unity of the country. A Herculean task will have to be tackled sooner or later. It needs sound foundations,' said Ms Böhmer. 'To succeed,'...
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