Urtasun calls for heeding UNESCO's advice and halting the construction projects affecting Talayotic Menorca.

PalmThe Minister of Culture, Ernest Urtasun, sent a letter this Thursday to the Menorca Island Council (Consell de Menorca) requesting that it seek an alternative to the proposed overpass on the road near the Talayotic navetas of Rafal Rubí, as recommended by UNESCO. The letter, addressed to the President of the Menorca Council, Adolfo Vilafranca, and the Balearic Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Sports, Jaume Bauzá, notes that the project "is currently suspended by a ruling of the Central Administrative Court of Contractual Appeals, pending a decision from international bodies, whose report, now received, does not grant the requested approval." On October 20, the Ministry received a letter from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which included the ICOMOS International report on the status of Talayotic Menorca. This report has already been sent to the Menorca Council, as detailed by the Ministry of Culture in a statement. This report recommends halting the construction project for the overpass on the road near the Talayotic navetas of Rafael Rubí and seeking a consensus solution that does not affect this site, considered a World Heritage Site. The Minister of Culture urges adherence to the recommendations of the international organization and proposes a technical meeting to address how to ensure that any actions concerning Talayotic Menorca are carried out in accordance with international commitments to protect this site.