Ihor Terekhov discussed the future fate of Derzhprom with UNESCO Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov today, on October 30, initiated an online meeting with the head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Ukraine, Chiara Dezzi Bardeski.

The conversation was devoted to the restoration of the Derzhprom building damaged after the Russian attack on October 28.

During the dialogue, Ihor Terekhov expressed several important positions. He emphasized the need to draw the attention of the international community to the war crimes of the Russian Federation against cultural heritage, and also emphasized the importance of urgent conservation of the building in the conditions of the approach of winter, in order to restore it in an authentic form in the future.

«I ask you to spread the information as much as possible about Russian crimes against our cultural heritage, because Derzhprom is not only a symbol of Kharkiv and a business card of Ukraine, it is a world historical architectural monument. Now we have to mobilize all the resources to restore the building and enter the complex of State Industry and Karazin University into the UNESCO World Heritage List. This is a critical step to strengthen their protection. From our side, we are ready to contribute to this process as much as possible», - the mayor said.

Chiara Dezzi Bardeschi reported that Ukraine has a positive experience in adding cultural objects to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

«In order to speed up the process, we also need support at the state level. We will use the experience of Odesa, and if possible, I will personally come to Kharkiv to see everything with my own eyes and coordinate our next steps», -added the head of the bureau.

We will remind you that the Derzhprom building is a monument of national importance. Since 2017, it has been on the Preliminary List of UNESCO World Heritage, and in 2023 it was included in the list of UNESCO objects of enhanced protection.