Leaders and representatives of nine South-East European states have pledged at a United Nations-organized meeting Sunday to use the region’s waterways to encourage greater cultural understanding, according to a statement of the UNESCO.
The Athens Declaration, adopted by seven Heads of State and two high-level representatives, emphasizes the importance of rivers, lakes and maritime routes in contributing to regional cooperation.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey committed themselves to developing a pool of joint projects involving the waterways to contribute to regional peace and stability.
The countries share waterways like the Mediterranean Sea with the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea, the Black Sea and the river Danube.
“No civilization and no culture is monolithic as both are the result of millennia of contacts and exchanges,” according to the statement.
The declaration, which was reached at a summit in the Greek capital Athens, was co-organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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