<a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=245' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=245&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a>Malta has formally submitted its candidacy for the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for the 2027-2031 term, the government said Saturday. In the event that Malta is elected to the World Heritage Committee, the national representation will be balanced between officials from the diplomatic field and Maltese technical experts in the area of cultural heritage. Minister Bonnici said that Malta's candidacy for the World Heritage Committee signifies a concrete commitment on the part of Malta towards multilateralism, as well as towards the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage. This Convention is directed by a committee made up of 21 countries that, among other things, meets to administer the fund for the protection of World Heritage, and takes care of the prestigious World Heritage List. On the World Heritage List, Malta currently has three sites, which are the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the Megalithic Temples of Malta (considered as one property with five components), and the city of Valletta.