Sound bites
"This conference in Dunhuang helps to build consensus and improve understanding. China's efforts are widely appreciated. China will play a key role in the third Meeting of the States Parties of the 1970 Convention in Paris in May, 2015 to ensure stronger implementation of the convention. We should make sure we work together for international cooperation."
Mauricio Escanero
, chairperson of the subsidiary committee of the 1970 Convention of UNESCO and member of the permanent delegation of Mexico to UNESCO"There will be no magic bullet. What we need is an arsenal of tools, which includes comprehensive cultural, financial and other policies to promote the situation. It's almost impossible for a country to repatriate all its lost cultural relics, so it's always a time for choice and judgment. The government needs partnerships with non-governmental organizations to better use their expertise and avoid making decisions alone."
