The celebrated Serbian director and musician Emir Kusturica and his "No Smoking Orchestra" held a spectacular concert on 22nd October 2019, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, attended by numerous representatives of the UNESCO Permanent Delegations and the UNESCO Secretariat, as well as other invitees. The concert was preceded by a lecture by Emir Kusturica on the cultural diversity, which was also addressed by the Minister of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mr. Vladan Vukosavljević. Ambassador Tamara Rastovac Siamashvili, Permanent Delegate of Serbia to UNESCO, announced the concert as a unique trip through Serbia's rich and diverse intangible cultural heritage. Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for culture Mr. Ernesto Ottone Ramírez also spoke at the beginning of the concert. Minister Vukosavljevic and Emir Kusturica also met with UNESCO Director-General Ms. Audrey Azoulay, as well as with her assistant for culture Mr. Ottone Ramírez.
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