Today ICOMOS Georgia held a press conference to make a statement against amendments to the Law on Cultural Heritage which the parliament is already discussing. The Ministry of Economics and Sustainable Development of Georgia initiated the amendment  which states that “in special cases, necessitated by state importance in agreement with the ministry delisting of monuments of local importance from the list of monuments shall be made possible through a governmental decree.” ICOMOS Georgia believes that these changes to the law are against principles of heritage protection, Georgia’s Constitution and pose a threat to the future of Georgia’ cultural heritage at large. During the press conference General Secretary of ICOMOS Georgia, Ms. Nato Tsintsabadze explained that the amendment shall bear disastrous consequences on up to 7000 sites.