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CAIS ARCHAEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL NEWS

26 September 2005

From now on, agreements for big projects between the Management and Planning Organization and related bodies should get the approval of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran to become finalized.

In an executive statute approved by the previous government, in order to prevent any harm to historical sites during giant projects, the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran should be present all throughout the project and supervise the activities.

Now, according to the 6th article of this statute, the memorandum of understandings of civil projects should be finalized by approval of the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization.

In this article, it has been mentioned that, “The MoU between the Management and Planning Organization, and the executive body is dependant on the approval of studies and activities by Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.”

It seems that the enactment of this statute will prevent damages to and help preserve the cultural heritage of Iran while carrying out development projects such as dams and road constructions.

In this statute, historical and cultural studies have received special focus and the executive body should devote a budget in this respect at the time of proposing a project to the Management and Planning Organization.

Based on the 5th article of this statute, the body should hand a copy of the cultural- historical studies related to the documentation of the cultural- historical remains in the area to undergo the project to the Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization of Iran.

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