11.20.2011 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add comments - Babel / Muhammad Iqbal - the long time it was announced in the deputy governor of Babylon, that the percentage of exploration on the effects of the archaeological city of Babylon, not to exceed twenty-five percent and three-quarters of the city remain unexplored, said the French ambassador in Iraq during his visit to the city of Babylon, the ancient, accompanied by Professor Beatrice director of the Louvre Museum and a number of university professors, French relations archaeological between France and Iraq are very old and the French were the first to discover the site of Babylon and today we are in the case study the possibility of re-launch the project of cooperation between Iraq and France in the field of archeology We visit the site of Babylon in addition to other sites and vision to launch a cooperation project. and said Professor Beatrice Director of the Louvre Department of antiques I'm happy because I am in Babylon, and I have come to it ten years ago and I was re-discovered now, noting that Babylon contain traces of humanity, all were previously in UNESCO, but written off and what is being done to Babylon to intervene again in UNESCO is very little organization such as restoring the city walls to protect them. Noting that it should not be demolished was built in the reign of the previous government because it is difficult to remove, so it could be keeping them. and confirmed that the Babylon of the treasures of humanity does not deserve this situation and what should be done now to make some adjustments and continue exploration and drilling, what discovered is one quarter of Babylon and Mabaka is three-quarters, especially in the west must therefore be taken care of and restored to its original value. It showed that there was a project Iraqis to re-organize Babylon and attention and do not know where this project is to attach it, and if asked us to formally express help Vtv Louvre and those French specialist is ready to provide assistance and ideas. to that said Ali Abd al-Suhail, first deputy governor of Babylon, that the French delegation visited the province of Babylon, under the chairmanship of the French ambassador and director of the Louvre Museum and specialists from French universities for the purpose of universal participation of these effects that are not Iraqi, but also global and must be part of the world to rehabilitate these effects, which saw neglect in the period the former also received changes to the relics removed her from the map the ancient world, according to the noted French ambassador. He stressed that the local government in Babylon serious re-city archaeological to map the global implications and to develop appropriate plans have we studied with the French delegation, who had already participated by more than 50 -60 year in question, effects and has Atharion and prospectors in the region, we have developed plans for building and activating effects to return ancient Babylon to this list. He explained that there are several stages for the rehabilitation of the city, including the removal of what his former regime, the effects of the second phase of exploration where no excavating only 25% them and there is the wall of the city must be city specific All these measures have been studied with the French delegation and will do in the coming weeks. For his part, Chairman of the Committee on Culture and the media in the province of Babylon Fahim mind Allawi said the delegation visited Babylon for the status effects and coordination with the Iraqi government was to invite the French to work in the effects of Babel has seen the effects have explored the quarter and you need to explorations of many and the establishment of the fence around it, indicating that the local government has money been allocated by the prime minister is worth $ 10 million has been coordinated with the General Authority for Antiquities and a committee formed under the chairmanship of First Deputy Governor Babylon and the direction of the ancient Babylon, to make statements and land purchases and work to create the effects of Babel he had submitted a preliminary list of the UNESCO for the development of Babylon on the list of global effects and the Council to maintain interest in a significant impact because it is a resource permanently to maintain it is not an easy non-existent in the rest of the world and we work connects the with the central government and the request of the Prime Minister to work to complete what is needed to create the effects and put them on the list of global effects.
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