The Spanish Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, Mr. Juan Andrés Perelló Rodríguez, visited the Consell Insular de Menorca (CIM) headquarters this morning. He was received by the president of the CIM, Susana Mora; the conseller of European Funds, University and Culture of the Balearic Islands’ government, Miquel Company; the conseller of Culture, Miquel Àngel Maria; the Menorcan government team, and the deputy director of Management and Coordination of Cultural Assets, Pilar Barrero. The reception was held in the Plenary Hall of the CIM in Maó.
After the reception, the ambassador participated in a working session with the Permanent Commission of Talayotic Menorca, headed by the conseller of Culture, Miquel Àngel Maria; and the coordinator of the Talayotic Menorca file, Cipriano Marín. During the meeting, the ambassador was able to exchange views with the different actors involved in the transformation of the candidacy, which resulted in his appointment as the official candidate of Spain to World Heritage in 2022.
Mr. Perelló Rodríguez will be in Menorca until May 28th, alongside Pilar Barrero, with the aim of getting to know Talayotic Menorca first-hand. On May 27th and 28th, they will tour the main Talayotic sites and landscapes associated to the candidacy. They will be accompanied by members of the Talayotic Menorca team and, in each case, by experts on the specific sites and their attributes. The visits planned in the program are: Trepucó, Talatí de Dalt, Torre d'en Galmés, la naveta des Tudons, Torralba d'en Salord, So na Caçana, Calescoves, and the coastal stretch of Tramontana and Illa d'en Colom.
