Qatar Hosts 6th Jordan-GCC Joint Cultural Cooperation Meeting
The State of Qatar, represented in the Ministry of Culture, hosted the 6th meeting of joint cultural cooperation between the GCC and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, in cooperation with the GCC General Secretariat, represented by the Human and Environment Affairs sector – Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities.
Members of the cultural committee in Qatar, the rest of the GCC countries, and Jordan participated in the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 32nd Doha International Book Fair (DIBF). The Ministry of Culture was represented by Director of the Department of Culture and Arts at the Ministry of Culture Maryam Yassin Al Hammadi.
The meeting reviewed the joint committee’s decisions made by high-ranking officials at the GCC and Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as well as the decisions of the GCC Ministers of Culture in their 26th meeting regarding the joint cooperation with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Various related topics were also discussed, most notably coordinating stances between the GCC states and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and supporting it in international organizations and forums, coordinating joint cultural cooperation plans during the upcoming period, strengthening and promoting cultural diversification and heritage, and strengthening innovative industries.
Participants in the meeting also discussed the future strategy in support of the joint cultural action.
In the same context, the Ministry of Culture hosted the 5th meeting of joint cultural cooperation between the GCC and the Kingdom of Morocco, in cooperation with the GCC General Secretariat, represented by the Human and Environment Affairs sector – Department of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities.
Members of the cultural committee in Qatar, the rest of the GCC countries, and Morocco participated in the meeting. The meeting reviewed the joint committee’s decisions made by high-ranking officials at the GCC and Kingdom of Morocco’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs, as well as the decisions of the GCC Ministers of Culture in their 26th meeting regarding the joint cooperation with the Kingdom of Morocco.
Various related topics were also discussed, most notably coordinating stances between the GCC states and the Kingdom of Morocco and supporting it in international organizations and forums, coordinating joint cultural cooperation plans during the upcoming period, a draft memorandum of understanding between both sides, strengthening and promoting cultural diversification and heritage, strengthening innovative industries, and exchanging experiences on preserving cultural heritage and protecting it from vanishing.
The meeting also discussed the future strategy in support of the joint cultural action.
Source: Qatar News Agency