1. Foreword On 19 July 2004, the Ministers of Culture of South-East European countries and Italy , gathered in Mostar to participate in the First Ministerial Conference on Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe (henceforth, SEE).

The event, organized within the framework of the inauguration of the reconstructed Old Bridge of Mostar, marked the beginning of a regional cooperation process in the field of culture that is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year…