The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/7A,
- Recalling Decisions 45 COM 7A.44 and 45 COM 7A.46 adopted at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023),
- While regretting that a Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) was not submitted before the implementation of the project for the restoration of the stable and counterscarp walls, welcomes the opportunity provided for enhanced dialogue with the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, as well as the opportunity provided by the capacity building sessions which support application of the methodology on major interventions at World Heritage in Syria in the future, and encourages the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre the HIAs for other major interventions at the property, as planned;
- Takes notes of the results of works for the restoration and reconstruction of the stable and counterscarp walls, as well as the consolidation and stabilization measures implemented for several other structures at the Crac des Chevaliers;
- Also encourages the State Party to pursue its efforts for establishing strategic partnerships and seeking international support for the conservation of the property;
- Calls again on all States Parties to support emergency safeguarding and recovery measures;
- Reminds the State Party of the obligation to respond to and report on the requests made in previous Decisions of the Committee, and further encourages the State Party to report on the progress made in the implementation of the corrective measures in view of achieving the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR) by providing a table that sets out evidence for each corrective measure implemented;
- Encourages furthermore the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre an updated Minor Boundary Modification proposal that would take into consideration the recommendations of Decision 45 COM 8B.67, aimed at strengthening the protection of Qal’at Salah El-Din;
- Reiterates the need for the invited joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission to be carried out as soon as the situation allows, in order to proceed with a comprehensive assessment of the state of conservation of the property;
- Finally requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2025, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 47th session;
- Decides to retain Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Syrian Arab Republic) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.