Baghdad-Sana
The Iraqi Minister of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities, Dr. Hassan Nazim, discussed with the Syrian ambassador in Baghdad Satam Jadaan Al-Dandah a number of cultural issues of concern to the two countries and their efforts to recover the looted and smuggled antiquities.
A statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities stated that the talks focused on the damage caused by terrorism in the two countries, especially in the antiquities and the systematic targeting of terrorist organizations of the landmarks of the ancient common history between the two countries.
The statement indicated that the talks focused on the necessity of establishing a number of memoranda of understanding in the fields of tourism and culture, and the recovery of looted and smuggled antiquities.
For his part, Nazem praised the depth of the cultural relations between the two countries, stressing that Iraq, Syria and Egypt were at the forefront of countries that drew the features of Arab culture.
In turn, Ambassador Al-Dandah confirmed in a statement to SANA's correspondent in Baghdad that the meeting stressed the need for joint work between the two countries in the field of recovering looted and smuggled antiquities, exchanging information between the two countries and revitalizing religious tourism between them in the near future, as well as activating cooperation in the fields of art and publishing and holding exhibitions of books, art and culture. In the two countries.