
The agreement signed by the Ministry of Culture with the Foundation for Management of The Oblast envisions the surrender to this foundation management and development rights, including construction not only within the archaeological area, but also in a wide perimeter around it.
Under the signed agreement, the Foundation for Management will build the new visitor centre, located about a kilometre away from the archaeological area, where the current entrance is.
The agreement stipulates that the foundation has the management of all cultural objects in The Oblast and can transfer them abroad with the permission of the Ministry of Culture.
In the meantime, the Foundation will apply for development permits, building permits, environmental permits, cultural landscape permits, permits for interference in unplayable and playable cultural assets, licenses for the temporary circulation of cultural lyre assets, import licenses of cultural assets and any permits, or licenses, or other necessary approval.
Under the agreement, if the foundation is refused any permission, license or authorization it is entitled to withdraw from this pact.
"If the Foundation fails to obtain the necessary permits for the start of the Works for reasons not related to the fulfillment of the obligations (procedural and relevant materials) on the part of the Foundation, or if the Foundation has not fulfilled the procedural and material obligations due to not making available on the part of the Ministry of the relevant document, The foundation is born the right to resolve the Agreement, it says.
In the event of a settlement, the agreement envisions the return of cultural wealth to the Ministry of Culture and real rights over it, as well as passes the right of ownership and possession over the Visitor Centre to the Ministry.
The agreement entitles the foundation to refuse entry within the territory of cultural wealth even to the Ministry of Culture itself, as in the article where this is defined is faculative.
"The Foundation will guarantee, or enable, to be guaranteed entry into the Ministry's Unplayable Cultural Wealth in accordance with applicable Legislation, provided that the Ministry and its representatives will undergo and comply with the security procedures implemented by the Foundation for individuals who have access to The Unplayable Cultural Wealth and will not hinder, the works or activities of the Foundation" are intervened or delayed, the agreement states.
No later than two years after obtaining the building permit, the foundation must start work on building the new visitor centre.
Meanwhile, the names of board members and the foundation's executive director have also been made public with the agreement. Under the foundation's registration act at the Tirana Court, as early as July last year, board members are Elva Margariti, Martin Mata, Alexander Sarapuli, Flonja Borici and Richard Hodges. Meanwhile, executive director Lawrence Beyko has been appointed.
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