Damascus, SANA The Syria Trust for Development\u00a0on Monday called upon different international organizations and bodies, mainly the UNESCO, to\u00a0shoulder their full responsibilities, exert all possible efforts and take all required measures to\u00a0protect Palmyra City and the Syrian cultural heritage and not to content with just the
\ndenunciation or condemnation.<\/p>\n
The trust, in a statement on the World Peace Day,\u00a0denounced the unjustified criminal acts of the terrorists against Palmyra, its society and\u00a0residents on top killing archeologist Khaled al- Asaad who spared no effort in serving his city and\u00a0its archeological monuments.<\/p>\n
On August 19th, terrorists of the Islamic State in\u00a0Iraq and Syria (ISIS) beheaded al-Asaad, 82, in the ancient city of Palmyra and hung his\u00a0mutilated body on a column in a main square of the\u00a0historic site because he refused to reveal where\u00a0valuable artefacts had been moved for safekeeping.<\/p>\n
Terrorists’ systematic targeting of the ancient\u00a0city, which was an example of the multiplicity of cultures and religions, aims at destroying\u00a0Syrian cultural heritage and monuments and the symbolic meanings of its cultures which were\u00a0listed by the World Heritage Record of the UNESCO,\u00a0the statement said.<\/p>\n
The Trust stands by the world condemnation of\u00a0those criminals who are unable to silence and eliminate history, however they committed crimes\u00a0and violations in the city of Palmyra or any piece of the Syrian territories.<\/p>\n
The statement pointed out that Palmyra will remain\u00a0the cradle of peace and that the Syrian cultural heritage will remain steadfast in the\u00a0face of the heinous acts targeting it.<\/p>\n
The Trust vowed that its youth will be in the\u00a0front rows to face the cultural cleansing strategy\u00a0of the global terrorism and those who support it.<\/p>\n
The UN General Assembly set September 21st a day\u00a0for World Peace to enhance the values of peace and consolidate the culture of peace in the world.
\nH. Zain\/ Barry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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