Party General Secretary To Lam receives Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre Lazare Eloundou Assomo, May 20, 2025. (Photo: Van Hieu/VOV)

At a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Mr. Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of the World Heritage Centre, the Party chief said that Vietnam is working hard to enter a new era of development and prosperity by combining socio-economic development, environmental protection, and promoting culture, education, science, technology, innovation and digital transformation.

He proposed that UNESCO support the approval process for the restoration dossier of Kinh Thien Palace and its core spatial area within the Thang Long Imperial Citadel World Heritage Site. He also called for support for the nomination of Co Loa Citadel as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Mr. Assomo reiterated UNESCO's support through technical guidance and close cooperation in the management and promotion of Vietnam’s world heritage sites.

He also committed to working closely with Vietnam to manage, preserve and promote the values of its eight UNESCO sites and to back the nomination of new ones, including the Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem – Con Son, Kiep Bac Complex and Co Loa Citadel, in the near future.