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"In Sicily,'' Giovanni Puglisi went on to say,''over its millennial history, no religious-cultural experience was ever eliminated".

The announcement was made by the head of the commission, Sicily native Giovanni Puglisi. ''This result,'' he said, ''not only adds more value to a territory that undoubtedly deserves a better future than what has been handed to it by the political mishaps of the past few years, it also inserts into UNESCO World Heritage a one-of-a-kind site, since the Byzantine and Arab-Norman heritage in Palermo's historical and artistic sites is the only one in the world with its cultural syncretism spanning religious and political divides.''