On 27 July, the Director-General received the visit of Ryohei Miyata, Commissioner for cultural affairs, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Rio Higuchi, Senior Specialist for the International Cooperation on Cultural Properties, Fine arts Division, ACA and Urara Nakajima, Secretary to the Commissioner.
In attedance: Akiko Umezu, Sites Unit Project Manger, Joseph King, Sites Unit Director, Maria Teresa Jaquinta, Liaison Officer (Co-operation with Italy) and Paul Arenson, Manager, Knowledge and Communications Services.
Member State represented: Japan