The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
- Approves the proposed buffer zone for Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia;
- Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
- Elaborating the Mtskheta Urban Land Use Master Plan through specific provisions to address the management of different areas,
- Reviewing the range of protective instruments and mechanisms to ensure integrated and comprehensive protection;
- Also recommends, if a joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring mission is organised, it also assesses the effectiveness of management of the modified buffer zone;
- Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2018, as part of the requested report on the state of conservation of the property (Decision 41 COM 7B.44), a progress report on the implementation of the above-mentioned recommendations for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 42nd session in 2018.