Working on the basis of these recommendations and other reconstruction activities, this technical assistance mission is supporting the Ministry in its efforts to define a national policy for the country's cultural industries, with a particular focus on copyright issues and the publishing industry.

UNESCO: Technical Assistance in Cultural Governance

Professor Erwin Emmerling of the Technical University of Munich, Germany, said reconstruction of the female Buddha is possible, using remaining parts and other materials, according to the university's website.

CNN: Will one of two destroyed Buddha statues be reconstructed?