Aug 13,2011
Seoul, Aug 12 (Yonhap) The South Korean government has said it has vowed to assist Cambodia's efforts to preserve its Angkor Wat temple, one of the world's top heritage sites.Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration, a state agency in charge of managing the country's cultural assets, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Cambodian government for Seoul's assistance in preserving Cambodia's cultural assets, including Angkor Wat, and closer cooperation in the cultural heritage management field, the agency said.The MOU will serve as a framework for the two countries' future exchanges and cooperation in the field, officials said yesterday.The MOU was signed on Tuesday in the Southeast Asian country between Park Yeong-geun, a bureau director of the administration, and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, according to the agency.The Seoul agency will hold talks in the future with its Cambodian counterpart to discuss details of the cultural heritage restoration project.There have been reports that an influx of tourists is hastening the deterioration of hundreds of ruins built by the kings of Angkor between the 9th and 14th centuries. The stone buildings have emerged as one of Asia's top tourist draws and a vital source of money for the impoverished Cambodia.(Yonhap)
Seoul, Aug 12 (Yonhap) The South Korean government has said it has vowed to assist Cambodia's efforts to preserve its Angkor Wat temple, one of the world's top heritage sites.Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration, a state agency in charge of managing the country's cultural assets, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Cambodian government for Seoul's assistance in preserving Cambodia's cultural assets, including Angkor Wat, and closer cooperation in the cultural heritage management field, the agency said.The MOU will serve as a framework for the two countries' future exchanges and cooperation in the field, officials said yesterday.The MOU was signed on Tuesday in the Southeast Asian country between Park Yeong-geun, a bureau director of the administration, and Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, according to the agency.The Seoul agency will hold talks in the future with its Cambodian counterpart to discuss details of the cultural heritage restoration project.There have been reports that an influx of tourists is hastening the deterioration of hundreds of ruins built by the kings of Angkor between the 9th and 14th centuries. The stone buildings have emerged as one of Asia's top tourist draws and a vital source of money for the impoverished Cambodia.(Yonhap)
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