Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Suanesavanh Vignaket receiving a certificate from Unesco’s Assistant Director-General for Culture, Ernesto Ottone on Feb 28. - VT
VIENTIANE: Unesco has presented Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism with a certificate designating the traditional naga weaving motif as a form of intangible cultural world heritage, after the UN agency officially inscribed the popular textile pattern on its World Heritage list last year.
Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Suanesavanh Vignaket, and her officials travelled to Paris, France, where they received the certificate at the Unesco World Heritage Centre on Feb 28.
