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28COM 15A.29

Decision Text

The World Heritage Committee,
1. Acknowledges the recent efforts of the State Party, World Heritage Centre,
UNESCO’s Cultural Heritage Division, the Advisory Bodies in setting up an
Action Plan to address issues affecting the property, and welcomes the active
co-operation amongst the stakeholders in the process;
2. Notes with concern that the State Party has not provided a report on the state of
conservation of the property by 1 February 2005;
3. Further regrets that demolition and inappropriate urban development continues
despite the Presidential Decree of 2003 to halt uncontrolled development
within the World Heritage property and urges that this Decree is fully
enforced;
4. Expresses its serious concern regarding the overall lack of management of the
property and in particular insufficient coordination between the national and
municipal authorities;
5. Urges the State Party to provide a detailed report on the state of conservation
of the property prior to the Round Table in September/October 2004, so that
the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies can examine and propose
appropriate follow up action;
6. Requests the State Party to continue to work in close collaboration with the
World Heritage Centre, the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Division, ICOMOS
and ICCROM in implementing activities foreseen in the Action Plan;
7. Strongly urges the State Party to elaborate a comprehensive Management Plan
to address conservation issues, development control and tourism management
in order to ensure the future preservation of the property;
8. Also requests the State Party in co-operation with the World Heritage Centre
and the Advisory Bodies to review the situation and to provide a progress
report including an updated Action Plan, by 1 February 2005, for examination
by the World Heritage Committee at its 29th session of the Committee in
2005;
9. Decides to retain the Walled City of Baku, with the Shirvanshah's Palace and
Maiden Tower, on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

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