The Belgian government politely requests the Ottoman Porte to reconsider its actions in Babylon. This site is a heritage for the world, and it should be left to the efforts of architects to restore what can be restored. Surely there are better places to invest one's money than a new town in the middle of the Mesopotamian desert.
We shall not contribute to this threat to the conservation of our common human patrimony, and we ask other countries to follow our stance.
We shall not contribute to this threat to the conservation of our common human patrimony, and we ask other countries to follow our stance.