After the sacking of the Mosul museum last week, which followed so many others, equally unbearable, the assassins of Daesh continue their work of blind destruction by attacking today the Assyrian historical city of Nimroud, an invaluable archaeological site.
Once again, it is the universal heritage that is struck in his heart. These remains are the legacy of humanity, and these acts constitute a crime against history and knowledge.
Culture belongs to all, it is our common good. Under constant threat, however, it must allow us to fight together against fanaticism and obscurantism.
I am in regular contact with Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, whom I will soon receive, and have informed her of the full mobilization of the Ministry of Culture and Communication at the service of the preservation of Iraqi heritage and, the fight against the looting and trafficking of antiquities.