On October 2, 2019, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice: 10907] that the Government of the Republic of Turkey has made a request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. State received this request on September 6, 2019. Turkey’s request seeks US import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing Turkey’s cultural patrimony. A public summary of Turkey’s request and information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: http://culturalheritage.state.gov.
Also on October 2, 2019, the Department of State published in the Federal Register a notice [Public Notice: 10906] that the Republic of Yemen Government has made a request to the Government of the United States under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. State received this request on September 11, 2019. Yemen’s request seeks US import restrictions on archaeological and ethnological material representing Turkey’s cultural patrimony. A public summary of Turkey’s request and information about U.S. implementation of the 1970 UNESCO Convention will be available at the Cultural Heritage Center website: http://culturalheritage.state.gov
