The Mayor of Gracanica, Vladeta Kostic, told Pristina-based Rrokum TV that he is against Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO because he doesn’t believe that the cultural heritage that was damaged and burned in 2004, would be preserved now.  He said that there is no need for UNESCO to take care of the Serb heritage monuments since they are protected with the Ahtisaari plan.  "I am against Kosovo's membership in UNESCO… I think there are other issues more important than UNESCO membership. We need to focus on economic development, and not on some topics that are not in the interest of all citizens. With Kosovo’s membership in UNESCO, no Albanian or Serb would gain employment,” Kostic said.