Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania Collaborate on Nomination of Prehistoric Cultural Complex to UNESCO
Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova have taken an important step in preserving and promoting their shared cultural heritage by signing a memorandum on the preparation of a transnational nomination of “PreCucuteni-Ariusd-Cucuteni-Trypillia” for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Gaze reports on it, referring to the Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine.
The Memorandum was signed during the International Conference “The Exceptional Universal Value of the Precucuteni-Ariusd-Cucuteni-Trypillia Cultural Complex: Architectural Heritage.”
The document was signed by the Acting Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine, Tetiana Berezhna, the Minister of Culture of Moldova, Sergiu Prodan, and the Minister of Culture of Romania, Andras Istvan Demeter.
Berezhna emphasized the importance of this document for the three countries and the entire European space, noting that the Precucuteni-Ariusd-Cucuteni-Trypillia complex is a common heritage that provides a unique insight into early urbanism, culture, and spiritual life of people more than 6,000 years ago.
“This step will not only contribute to the preservation of unique archaeological heritage, but will also be an important contribution to strengthening cultural, humanitarian, and European ties between the three countries,” the Ministry's press release states.
Ukraine was represented at the conference by Artem Palienko, director of the Ukrainian State Institute of Cultural Heritage, and a group of experts.
Tetiana Berezhna also thanked the Romanian and Moldovan partners for their support of Ukraine during the war and their shared desire to preserve historical truth, expressing her hope that the next conference would be held in Ukraine.
As The Gaze informed earlier, Ukraine’s Ministry of Culture and Strategic Communications, together with the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH), has established a Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Fund to channel international aid for the preservation of cultural sites damaged by Russia’s war.
The Fund will manage donor contributions, run project tenders, promote digital transformation, and strengthen professional expertise, serving as a transparent and long-term mechanism to support Ukraine’s cultural recovery and resilience.