Switzerland and Ivory Coast sign agreement on cultural assets

Swiss Interior Minister Elisabeth Baume-Schneider has signed an agreement on cultural assets with Ivorian Culture Minister Françoise Remarck in Ivory Coast. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox It is the first of its kind to be concluded with a country from the region. The agreement regulates the conditions under which the import of cultural property is legal or illegal. It also sets out the modalities for the repatriation of an illegally imported good and promotes cooperation in the preservation of endangered cultural heritage, Baume-Schneider, who holds the culture portfolio, explained at the inauguration of the archaeological museum in Singrobo-Ahouaty, in which Switzerland has participated. + Swiss take steps to ‘decolonise’ cultural artefacts "This agreement also opens up opportunities for increased cooperation between our two countries, in particular the exchange of expertise and best practices to strengthen the protection and valorisation of cultural ...