Ancient Olympia Supported Russia's Initiative to Establish Cities of Ancient Heritage International Association

Moscow, June 15, 2021 - The Chairman of the Municipality of Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Movement, Papailiou Sotirious, and representatives of a number of other Greek cities and regions supported the proposal of the members of the Russian Association of Cities of Ancient Heritage of the Northern Black Sea Region to create Cities of Ancient Heritage International Association. This happened during the conference "Historical and Cultural Heritage as A Guarantee of Sustainable Development Of Ancient Heritage Cities" on June 11 in the city of Anapa, on the territory of which the ancient Greek settlement of Gorgippia is located. It is assumed that in the future, in addition to Greece, the new organization will include representatives of Bulgaria, Italy, North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Turkey, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and other countries.

The event, timed to coincide with the cross-year history of Russia - Greece, was dedicated to the cooperation of the cities of the ancient heritage of the two countries. Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Crimea to the President of Russia Georgy Muradov, who took part in the conference, noted that this kind of cooperation expands the possibilities of countries to implement joint projects in the field of tourism, archeology and museum affairs.

The international conference "Historical and Cultural Heritage as A Guarantee of Sustainable Development Of Ancient Heritage Cities" was organized by the Government of Crimea through State Autonomous Enterprise "Business and Cultural Center of the Republic of Crimea” together with Association of Cities of Ancient Heritage of the Northern Black Sea Region. The conference was attended by heads and representatives of the municipalities of Kerch (antique Bosporus), Novorossiysk (antique Bata), Taman (Phanagoria), Gelendzhik (Torik), Feodosia.