Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat inspected the historic city on Sunday and expressed confidence that it would remain on the Unesco’s list of World Heritage sites.

Unesco earlier told authorities to improve Ayutthaya or it would be stripped of its status.

“We have already acted on the Unesco recommendations. For example, we have already improved structures within the historic zones,” Vira said.

“We have assigned officials to study more on historical-site development. We have even restored ancient structures with help from foreign experts.”

He added that a report on such efforts would be submitted to the Unesco meeting next month.